Green roof stormwater retention: Effects of roof surface, slope, and media depth

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1036-1044

  VanWoert, Nicholaus D ^a   Rowe, D Bradley ^a   Andresen, Jeffrey A ^a   Rugh, Clayton L ^a   Fernandez, R Thomas ^a   Xiao, Lan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORMS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACES; VEGETATION;

ACTUAL RAIN EVENT; RAINFALL RETENTION; ROOF SURFACES; STROMWATER RUNOFF;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

RAIN; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; PLANTS; RAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 18744383936     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0364     Document Type: Article

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