Assessment of Alternative Agricultural Land Use Options for Extending the Availability of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Northern High Plains of Texas

The Ogallala Aquifer has experienced a continuous decline in water levels due to decades of irrigation pumping with minimal recharge. Corn is one of the major irrigated crops in the semi-arid Northern High Plains (NHP) of Texas. Selection of less water-intensive crops may provide opportunities for g...

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Published in:	Hydrology Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 53
Main Authors:	Chen, Yong, Marek, Gary, Marek, Thomas, Moorhead, Jerry, Heflin, Kevin, Brauer, David, Gowda, Prasanna, Srinivasan, Raghavan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 01-12-2018
Subjects:	Agricultural land Agricultural production Algorithms Alternative crops Alternative farming Aquifers Arid lands Arid zones Aridity Climate Corn Cotton Crop yield Crops Depletion Drought Dryland farming Evaporation Evapotranspiration Farming Fertilizers Grain Groundwater Groundwater recharge Harvest High plains Hydrologic models Hydrology Irrigated farming Irrigation Irrigation scheduling Land use lysimeter management allowed depletion Moisture content Percolation Precipitation Rain Seasons Soil Soil water soil water content Sorghum Soybeans Sprinkler systems Sunflowers SWAT Water conservation Water levels Water shortages Wheat Winter United States > US Texas
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