Green roof storm-water runoff quantity and quality

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 471-478

  Morgan, Susan ^a   Celik, Serdar ^a   Retzlaff, William ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Green roof; Runoff; Storm water management; Vegetated roof; Water quality; Water quantity

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GREEN ROOF; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; VEGETATED ROOF; WATER QUANTITIES;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RUNOFF; STORMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ROOFS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOF; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84875656832     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000589     Document Type: Article

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