Unsaturated 1D Hydrological Process and Modeling of Living Roof Media during Steady Rainfall

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: Water Without Borders - Proceedings of the 2014 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 209-221

  Liu, R F ^a   Fassman Beck, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dual porosity; hydrological process; living roof media; modeling; Richards equation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPOSTING; MODELS; POROSITY; RAIN; ROOFS; RUNOFF; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORMS; WETTING;

DUAL POROSITY; DUAL POROSITY MODEL; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LIVING ROOF MEDIA; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; RICHARDS EQUATION; RUNOFF PEAK DISCHARGE;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84935124971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784413548.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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