Observed and modeled performances of prototype green roof test plots subjected to simulated low- and high-intensity precipitations in a laboratory experiment

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 444-457

  Alfredo, Katherine ^a   Montalto, Franco ^b   Goldstein, Alisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; Green roof; Low impact development; Runoff; SWMM; Urban storm water

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; CURVE NUMBERS; DRAINAGE DISCHARGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; GREEN ROOF; HYDROGRAPHS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES; LOW-INTENSITY RAINFALL; MEMBRANE ROOF; NEW FORMS; NEW YORK CITY; RAIN EVENTS; RAINFALL CONDITION; ROOF SURFACES; SHORT DURATIONS; STORAGE NODES; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MODELS; STORMWATERS; TEST PERFORMANCE; TIME PERIODS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXPERIMENTS; FORECASTING; RAIN; RUNOFF; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; STORMS;

ROOFS;

CALIBRATION; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953966791     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000135     Document Type: Article

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