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Original Articles

Interpretation of the behaviour of agrowell systems in Sri Lanka using radial flow models

Interprétation par un modèle d'écoulement radial du comportement d'un système de puits agricoles au Sri-Lanka

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Pages 825-835 | Received 13 Nov 1995, Accepted 17 Mar 1996, Published online: 24 Dec 2009

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