Quantitative hydrologic performance of extensive green roof under humid-tropical rainfall regime

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 366-378

  Wong, Gwendolyn K L ^a   Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hydrological performance; Rainwater retention; Stormwater runoff; Substrate effect; Sustainable urban stormwater management; Tropical extensive green roof

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; RAIN; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SUBSTRATES; TROPICS;

EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS; HYDROLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; RAINWATER RETENTION; STORM WATER RUNOFF; SUBSTRATE EFFECTS; URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT;

ROOFS;

FLOODING; HUMID TROPICS; METEOROLOGY; PEAK DISCHARGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUBSTRATE; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84904358237     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.06.025     Document Type: Article

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