Handbook for Agrohydrology (NRI): Acknowledgments

Handbook for Agrohydrology (NRI)

		(introduction...)
		Acknowledgments
		Summary
		Chapter 1: Introduction
		Chapter 2: Measurement of runoff
		Chapter 3: Erosion and sedimentation data
		Chapter 4: Rainfall and other meteorological data
		Chapter 5: Soils and soil moisture data
		Chapter 6: Catchment characteristics
		Chapter 7: Water harvesting and field structures
		Chapter 8: Data analysis

Acknowledgments

The role of the Overseas Development Administration (UK), in funding the production of this Handbook through the Natural Resources Institute is gratefully acknowledged. Particular thanks are owed to David Jackson of the NRI Land and Water Development Section's Agronomy and Cropping Systems Research Programme and Stephen Walker of NRI. The ODA-NRI / SADCC Land and Water Management Development Project based in Botswana (1987-92), provided much of the field data and practical experience on water harvesting research that are presented herein. ELK International Ltd gave permission for the reproduction of figures 2.42 4.1, 4.11 and 4.13. The United States Department of Agriculture gave permission for reproduction of its material.

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