Scale dynamics of extensive green roofs: Quantifying the effect of drainage area and rainfall characteristics on observed and modeled green roof hydrologic performance

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 494-508

  Hakimdavar, Raha ^a   Culligan, Patricia J ^a   Finazzi, Marco ^a,b   Barontini, Stefano ^b   Ranzi, Roberto ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Green Roof Modeling; Green Roof Scale; Low Impact Development; Stormwater Management; Urban Flooding; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GREEN ROOF; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; URBAN FLOODING; URBANIZATION;

DRAINAGE NETWORK; INFILTRATION; ROOF; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908052320     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.080     Document Type: Article

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