Particle size distribution and settling velocity of sediments in water diverted from the Yellow River during border-strip irrigation

Jinshan Li, Liangjun Fei, Zhen Chen, Xiulu Sun
2017 Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua  
Li, J., Fei, L., Chen, Z., & Sun, X. (March-April, 2017). Particle size distribution and settling velocity of sediments in water diverted from the Yellow River during border-strip irrigation. Water Technology and Sciences (in Spanish), 8(2), 31-41. Diversion of river water for irrigation is an important factor in sustainable agricultural development in the Yellow River basin. This study examines patterns in the advance of sediment in irrigation water diverted from the Yellow River during
more » ... strip irrigation. An irrigation experiment was carried out on a 1.8 m-wide strip and a 2.7 m-wide strip of a fruit field in order to observe the advance rate of irrigation water, the distribution of settled sediment, and the concentration and particle size distribution of sediment in Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, vol. VIII, núm. 2, marzo-abril de 2017, pp. 31-41 Li et al., Particle size distribution and settling velocity of sediments in water diverted from the Yellow River during border-strip irrigation • ISSN 0187-8336
doi:10.24850/j-tyca-2017-02-03 fatcat:zenzfgpxtvc2rnyn4vsa2u7hei