Experimental study on green roof stormwater retention

Shuili Fadian Xuebao/Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 44-48

  Sun, Ting ^a   Ni, Guangheng ^a   Tang, Lihua ^a   Zhang, Shuhan ^b   Kong, Gang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Flood peak reduction; Green roof; Rainrunoff process; Rainwater retention; Urban stormwater; Water resources

Indexed keywords

FLOOD PEAK; GREEN ROOF; RAINRUNOFF PROCESS; RAINWATER RETENTION; URBAN STORMWATER;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RAIN; STORMS; WATER RESOURCES;

ROOFS;

EID: 84864822049     PISSN: 10031243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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