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Drought and Irrigations of Romanian Agricultural Areas
Drought and Irrigations of Romanian Agricultural Areas

Drought and Irrigations of Romanian Agricultural Areas

Author(s): Lucian Laslo, Nicu Ciobotaru, Theodor Lupei, Monica Matei, Ana Maria Velcea, Mădălina Boboc, Gabriel Badea, Deak Gyorgy
Subject(s): Agriculture, Geomatics, Maps / Cartography
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: drought; scPDSI; irrigation; agriculture;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the DROUGHTSAT project and its preliminary results related to the soil moisture accounting based on self-calibrated Palmer drought severity index and water use for irrigation in the main agricultural areas. The used data and methods consist in monthly temperature and precipitation amounts, from ECAD database covering 27 meteorological stations and statistical data regarding the water use for irrigation. The results present the relationship between drought and water use.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 117-124
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English