Modeling Hydrologic Benefits of Low Impact Development: A Distributed Hydrologic Model of The Woodlands, Texas

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1444-1455

  Doubleday, George ^a   Sebastian, Antonia ^a   Luttenschlager, Tatyana ^a   Bedient, Philip B ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flooding; Hydrologic modeling; Stormwater management; Surface water hydrology; Urbanization; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

HYDROLOGIC MODELING; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

URBAN GROWTH;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND EVALUATION; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL; RIPARIAN ZONE; STORMWATER; SURFACE WATER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897056676     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12095     Document Type: Article

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