Water retention by raingardens: Implications for local-scale soil moisture and water fluxes

WSUD 2012 - 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Building the Water Sensitive Community, Final Program and Abstract Book

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hamel, P ^a   Fletcher, T D ^a,b   Daly, E ^a   Beringer, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioretention; Evapotranspiration; Infiltration; Soil moisture; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS; BIORETENTION; CATCHMENT WATER BALANCE; INFILTRATED WATER; KEY FEATURE; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; RAINGARDEN; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SOIL MOISTURE PROFILES; WATER BALANCE; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLUX; WATER RETENTION; WATER STRESS; WET SEASON;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFILTRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

EID: 84862023511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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