Improving the performance of stormwater detention basins by real-time control using rainfall forecasts

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 230-246

  Gaborit, E ^a   Muschalla, D ^a,b   Vallet, B ^a,c   Vanrolleghem, P A ^a   Anctil, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Aquafin Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

dry detention pond; hydraulic stress control; rainfall forecasts; RTC; TSS removal; urban runoff mitigation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DETECTION METHOD; OUTFLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; REAL TIME; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; QUEBEC [QUEBEC (PRV)];

EID: 84880434744     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2012.726229     Document Type: Article

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