Process Modeling of Storm-Water Flow in a Bioretention Cell

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-131

  He, Zhuangxiang ^a   Davis, Allen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioretention; Exfiltration; Hydrology; Modeling; Richards' equation; Storage; Urban storm water runoff

Indexed keywords

BIORETENTION; EXFILTRATION; MODELING; RICHARDS' EQUATION; STORAGE; URBAN STORM-WATER RUNOFF;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORMS; WATER;

WATER CONTENT;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGY; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; RICHARDS EQUATION; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79952351358     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000166     Document Type: Article

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