A field study of green roof hydrologic and water quality performance

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Hathaway, A M ^a   Hunt, William F ^a,b   Jennings, G D ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMP; Green roof; Media; Nitrogen; North Carolina; Peak flow reduction; Phosphorus; Precipitation retention; Runoff; Stormwater runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GREEN ROOF; PEAK FLOW REDUCTION; PRECIPITATION RETENTION; STORMWATER RUNOFF;

HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; STORM SEWERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

RUNOFF;

IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; OUTFLOW; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ROOF; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

NEUSE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749107720     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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