Substrate moisture effect on water balance and thermal regime of a tropical extensive green roof

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-23

  Jim, C Y ^a   Peng, Lilliana L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Extensive green roof; Optimal substrate moisture; Substrate mass effect; Substrate moisture storage; Thermal performance; Water depletion rate

Indexed keywords

GREEN ROOF; MASS EFFECTS; MOISTURE STORAGE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WATER DEPLETIONS;

BENCHMARKING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MIXED CONVECTION; ROOFS; SOIL MOISTURE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUN; WATER SUPPLY;

SUBSTRATES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; CORRELATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PERICLASE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSTRATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THERMAL REGIME; WATER BUDGET; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84864053206     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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