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The Irrigation Efficiency Trap: Rational Farm-Scale Decisions Can Lead to Poor Hydrologic Outcomes at the Basin Scale
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Irrigation Efficiency Trap: Rational Farm-Scale Decisions Can Lead to Poor Hydrologic Outcomes at the Basin Scale |
| Creator | Morrisett, Christina N. Van Kirk, Robert W. Bernier, London O. Holt, Andrea L. Perel, Chloe B. Null, Sarah E. |
| Description | Agricultural irrigation practices have changed through time as technology has enabled more efficient conveyance and application. In some agricultural regions, irrigation can contribute to incidental aquifer recharge important for groundwater return flows to streams. The Henrys Fork Snake River, Idaho (United States) overlies a portion of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, where irrigated agriculture has occurred for over a century. Using irrigator interviews, aerial and satellite imagery, and... |
| Date | 2023-08-28T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/1160 info:doi/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1188139 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/2183/viewcontent/WATSfacpub2023_MorrisettVanKirkBernier_IrrigationEfficiencyTrap.pdf |
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| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Contributor | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Subject | groundwater-surface water aquifer recharge Idaho Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer irrigation efficiency return flow reach gain Fresh Water Studies Hydrology Water Resource Management |
