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contributor authorMathew Gilfedder
contributor authorLuke D. Connell
contributor authorRussell G. Mein
date accessioned2017-05-08T20:49:03Z
date available2017-05-08T20:49:03Z
date copyrightMarch 2000
date issued2000
identifier other%28asce%290733-9437%282000%29126%3A2%2885%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/27973
description abstractThis paper presents the results from a detailed field experiment of water movement on a border-irrigated bay in northern Victoria, Australia, an area characterized by shallow ground-water tables and salinization problems. The objective of the study was to quantify the impact of changes in irrigation management on salt and water movement within and from the bay and on recharge to the region's shallow ground-water table. Results showed that the evapotranspiration volume almost wholly explained the soil moisture changes between irrigation events and that deep drainage was negligible. Infiltration was mainly confined to the advanced stages of irrigation, with the soil rapidly becoming saturated across the bay, due to the presence of soil cracks. Such findings suggest that more efficient management of border irrigation supply to the bay will not lead to the lowering of the shallow ground-water table—conclusions that have important implications for irrigation management.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleBorder Irrigation Field Experiment. I: Water Balance
typeJournal Paper
journal volume126
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2000)126:2(85)
treeJournal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering:;2000:;Volume ( 126 ):;issue: 002
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