I thought the visitors to pragwater.com would find this link on drip irrigation tips useful.
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An Agricultural Application of GOES-PRWEB
In this presentation a simple, web-based method for scheduling irrigation is presented. The presentation was given at the 8th Annual NOAA CREST Symposium, The City College of City University of New York, NY, June 5-6, 2013.
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Solar Radiation Data Available for Northern Caribbean Region
Solar radiation data can be downloaded for the Northern Caribbean Region. Daily, monthly and annual data are available.
New Book: Evapotranspiration Principles and Applications for Water Management
I am happy to announce that our new book will be released soon.
PDF Announcement
Web Announcement
Updated Conjunto Tecnológico para la Producción de Calabaza – 2012 P-155
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater footprints of aquifers that are important to agriculture are significantly larger than their geographic areas. Higher footprint values indicate widespread stress. (Nature Publishing Group)
Course offerings this semester at UPRM: Ag Hydrology and Agroclimatology (TMAG)
I will be offering the following two courses this semester at UPR-Mayaguez. Please click links for more information.
TMAG 4038 Agricultural Hydrology
TMAG 5017 Agroclimatology
A new dissertation on Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability
Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability
Ph.D. Dissertation by Alejandra María Rojas González, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus, July 2012.
Testbed Subwatershed (TBSW) location within the 4 km by 4 km NEXRAD pixel and rain gauge network.
Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
Example results: Actual Evapotranspiration for the June 2012 over Puerto Rico. Units are in millimeters/month.
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