Performance analysis of domestic rainwater harvesting systems under various European climate zones

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-80

  Palla, A ^a   Gnecco, I ^a   Lanza, L G ^a   La Barbera, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural model; Detention time; Rainwater harvesting; Tank sizing; Water saving

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL MODEL; DETENTION TIME; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; TANK SIZING; WATER SAVING;

POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION;

RAIN;

RAIN;

CORRELATION; DRINKING WATER; HARVESTING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINWATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTECEDENT DRY WEATHER PERIOD; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARID CLIMATE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOURAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC RAINWATER HARVESTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EUROPE; HARVESTING; KOPPEN GEIGER CLASSIFICATION; PRECIPITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE CLIMATE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER CYCLE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84859801904     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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