Handbook of irrigation hydrology and management edited by Saeid Eslamian and Faezeh Eslamian ; Volume 2: Irrigation methods The Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management examines and analyzes irrigated ecosystems in which water storage applications or drainage volumes are artificially controlled in the landscape and the spatial domain of processes varies from micrometers to tens of kilometers while the temporal domain spans from seconds to centuries. The book addresses the best practices for various types of irrigation methods including pressure smart surface and subsurface and presents solutions for water scarcity and soil salinity in irrigation