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Remote Sensing, GIS and Hydrological Modelling for Irrigation Management

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Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture

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The function of remote sensing (RS), in combination with other geographical data and interpretative models can be best clarified by considering how irrigation management affects the capability of farmers to react to the market environment.

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Menenti, M., Azzali, S., d’Urso, G. (1996). Remote Sensing, GIS and Hydrological Modelling for Irrigation Management. In: Pereira, L.S., Feddes, R.A., Gilley, J.R., Lesaffre, B. (eds) Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture. NATO ASI Series, vol 312. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8700-6_28

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