Linking urban water balance and energy balance models to analyse urban design options

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2891-2900

  Mitchell, V Grace ^a   Cleugh, H A ^b   Grimmond, C S B ^c   Xu, J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Interception; Urban water balance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CATCHMENTS; DOMES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ESTIMATION; FINANCE; FORESTRY; INVESTMENTS; REGIONAL PLANNING; ROOFS; TROPOSPHERE; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AIR TEMPERATURES; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CANBERRA , AUSTRALIA; DESIGN FEATURES; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; ENERGY-BASED APPROACH; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; INTERCEPTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; POTEN TIAL ENERGY; RESISTANCE EQUATIONS; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; STORM WATERS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DESIGNS; URBAN MICROCLIMATE; URBAN WATER BALANCE; URBAN WATERS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BALANCES; WATER SENSITIVE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREENSPACE; INTERCEPTION; MODELING; STORMWATER; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CANBERRA;

EID: 49249121968     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6868     Document Type: Article

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