A rainwater harvesting system reliability model based on nonparametric stochastic rainfall generator

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 392, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 105-118

  Basinger, Matt ^a   Montalto, Franco ^b   Lall, Upmanu ^a  

^a Earth and Environmental Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Green Infrastructure; Low Impact Development; Rainwater harvesting; Stochastic rainfall generator; Stormwater; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; STOCHASTIC RAINFALL GENERATOR; STORMWATERS; URBAN HYDROLOGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; CATCHMENTS; HARVESTING; MARKOV PROCESSES; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

RAIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; BOOTSTRAPPING; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MARKOV CHAIN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; RAINWATER; RUNOFF; SEWER NETWORK; STOCHASTICITY; STORMWATER; VOLUME; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

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

EID: 77957016763     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.039     Document Type: Article

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