Regional rainfall level zoning for rainwater harvesting systems in northern Taiwan

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 421-428

  Cheng, C L ^a   Liao, M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Potable water savings; Rainwater harvesting system; Regional rainfall level zoning

Indexed keywords

LEVEL CHARACTERISTIC; NORTHERN TAIWAN; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; REGIONAL RAINFALL LEVEL ZONING; SPATIAL CONCEPTS; SPATIAL CONTINUITY; SYSTEM-BASED; WATER SHORTAGES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; ZONING;

RAIN;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASE; HARVESTING; RAINFALL; RAINWATER;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HARVESTING; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349139945     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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