Selecting time scale resolution to evaluate water saving and retention potential of rainwater harvesting tanks

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 218-227

  Campisano, A ^a   Modica, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural models; Rain water tanks; Storm water retention; Time scale resolution; Water saving

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RAIN; STORMS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TIME MEASUREMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

BEHAVIOURAL MODEL; RAIN WATER; STORMWATERS; TIME-SCALES; WATER - SAVINGS;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 84899697230     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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