Abstract: A number of methods developed for feedback control of surface‐irrigation systems are reviewed. In particular, the results of the application of estimation/optimization feedback control on a basin‐irrigation system are ...

Abstract: Some two-dozen methods have been proposed in the literature for estimating an infiltration function from field measurements. These methods vary in their data requirements and analytical rigor, however most assume some ...

Abstract: A new class of downstream water-level feedback controllers is proposed that can vary from a series of individual proportional-integral (PI) controllers (each gate adjusted based on one water level) to fully centralized ...

Abstract: This paper examines the problem of routing known water demands through gate-controlled, open-channel irrigation delivery systems. Volume-compensation principles were used to route multiple demands in multiple-pool canal ...

Abstract: Automated open- and closed-loop control systems can enhance the performance of irrigation delivery systems. This paper examines the response of the canal test cases developed by the ASCE task committee on canal automation ...

Abstract: Irrigation practitioners use empirical infiltration equations. Theoretical infiltration equations are currently not capable of capturing surface irrigation infiltration behavior, particularly during initial wetting. For a ...

Abstract: An aspect of surface-irrigation performance is the erosion and transport of soil from which furrows are formed. The current single representative-particle-size approach in the erosion component of the U.S. Water Conservation ...