Water use signature patterns for analyzing household consumption using medium resolution meter data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 8589-8599

  Cardell Oliver, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DATA COLLECTION; HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; PATTERN DISCOVERY; SELECTION RULES; WATER METER READINGS; WATER-USE BEHAVIOR;

ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION;

POTABLE WATER;

DATA SET; DRINKING WATER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SOFTWARE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 84897662215     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014458     Document Type: Article

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