Quantifying evapotranspiration from urban green roofs: A comparison of chamber measurements with commonly used predictive methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 10273-10281

  Marasco, Daniel E ^a   Hunter, Betsy N ^a   Culligan, Patricia J ^a   Gaffin, Stuart R ^b   McGillis, Wade R ^a,c  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b Center for Climate Systems Research   (United States)

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ROOFS;

ENERGY BALANCE METHOD; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORM WATER RUNOFF;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HUMIDITY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW YORK CITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84906872176     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es501699h     Document Type: Article

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