Parameters influencing the sizing of rainwater tanks for use in houses

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2381-2403

  Ghisi, Enedir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Houses; Rainwater tank sizing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DAILY RAINFALL; IN-BUILDINGS; PER CAPITA; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER TANK SIZING; TANK SIZE; TANK SIZING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOUSES; RAIN; ROOFS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRINKING WATER; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; ROOF; STORAGE TANK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 77955051461     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9557-4     Document Type: Article

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