## Abstract The Karkheh River Basin (KRB) is the third largest and most productive river basin of Iran. The major agricultural issue of the KRB is low water use efficiencies. Farmers' irrigation practices are aimed at maximizing crop production through excessive use of irrigation water resulting in
Assessment of Water Availability and Consumption in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran—Using Remote Sensing and Geo-statistics
✍ Scribed by L. P. Muthuwatta; Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad; M. G. Bos; T. H. M. Rientjes
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 870 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-4741
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