Runoff reduction effects of green roofs in vancouver, BC, Kelowna, BC, and Shanghai, P.R. China

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-68

  Roehr, Daniel ^a   Kong, Yuewei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CROP COEFFICIENT; GREEN ROOF; HARGREAVES; HIGH WATER; LOCAL CLIMATE; PLANT SELECTION; RUNOFF REDUCTION; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER BALANCE MODEL; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; ROOFS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 77952048567     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3501053     Document Type: Article

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