Method for Analyzing Field Scale Surface Irrigation Uniformity
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents a method for describing and evaluating some of the major factors that cause nonuniformity in surface irrigation systems. Methods including the following are presented for statistically combining these effects: variations in opportunity times (e.g., caused by nonparallel advance and recession curves), variations in soil infiltration properties, variations in land grading, and variations in advance rates. A simulation model is used to test the derived equations for a typical example.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 1 • February 1988
Pages: 74 - 88
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Published online: Feb 1, 1988
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