4 Living roofs in 3 locations: Does configuration affect runoff mitigation?

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 490, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-20

  Fassman Beck, Elizabeth ^a   Voyde, Emily ^a   Simcock, Robyn ^b   Hong, Yit Sing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flow attenuation; Green roof; Hydrology; Living roof; Stormwater runoff; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

COMBINED EFFECT; FLOW ATTENUATION; GREEN ROOF; MOISTURE STORAGE; ORDER POLYNOMIALS; PLANT COVERAGE; STORM WATER RUNOFF; URBAN RUNOFF;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; ROOFS; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SUBSTRATES;

RUNOFF;

DRAINAGE; PEAK FLOW; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RETENTION; ROOF; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE; URBAN AREA; WATER STORAGE;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84876830274     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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