Decision Support System for Surface Irrigation Design
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 3
Abstract
The SADREG decision support system was developed to help decision makers in the process of design and selection of farm surface irrigation systems to respond to requirements of modernization of surface irrigation—furrow, basin, and border irrigation. It includes a database, simulation models, user-friendly interfaces, and multicriteria analysis models. SADREG is comprised of two components: design and selection. The first component applies database information, and through several simulation and computational tools, produces a set of design alternatives in agreement with the user options. These alternatives are characterized by several hydraulic, economic, and environmental indicators that allow appropriate selection and ranking. The selection component bases upon multicriteria analysis using composite programming and ELECTRE II ranking models, which support the decision maker to select the best alternative. The decision maker participates in all decision processes through a user-friendly interface that allows expressing design options and priorities. SADREG was tested with data collected from field experiments. In addition to describing the modeling approach, an application to a sector of the Lower Mondego Irrigation Project, Portugal, is presented.
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Acknowledgments
The support granted by the Agricultural Engineering Research Centre, Lisbon, is acknowledged.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 3 • June 2009
Pages: 343 - 356
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Received: Feb 27, 2008
Accepted: Oct 1, 2008
Published online: Jan 22, 2009
Published in print: Jun 2009
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