Vegetated roof water-balance model: Experimental and model results

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 858-868

  Sherrard, James A ^a   Jacobs, Jennifer M ^a  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Experiment; Vegetated roof; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ROOFS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; WATER SUPPLY;

% REDUCTIONS; FIVE PARAMETERS; LYSIMETER EXPERIMENTS; MODELING RESULTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; RUNOFF REDUCTION; STORM WATER RUNOFF; VEGETATED ROOF; WATER BALANCE MODELS; WATER STORAGE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODEL VALIDATION; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMWATER; VEGETATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

CRASSULACEAE; SEDUM;

EID: 84876800279     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000531     Document Type: Article

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