From Rain Tanks to Catchments: Use of Low-Impact Development To Address Hydrologic Symptoms of the Urban Stream Syndrome

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 11264-11280

  Askarizadeh, Asal ^a   Rippy, Megan A ^a   Fletcher, Tim D ^b   Feldman, David L ^a   Peng, Jian ^e   Bowler, Peter ^a   Mehring, Andrew S ^c   Winfrey, Brandon K ^d   Vrugt, Jasper A ^a   Aghakouchak, Amir ^a   Jiang, Sunny C ^a   Sanders, Brett F ^a   Levin, Lisa A ^c   Taylor, Scott ^f   Grant, Stanley B ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Orange County Public Works   (United States)

^f MICHAEL BAKER JR INC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; HARVESTING; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; FLOOD PROTECTION; HYDROLOGIC MONITORING; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; STORM WATER RUNOFF; STORMWATER HARVESTING;

RIVERS;

RAIN; STORM WATER; WATER;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; INFILTRATION; LAND COVER; PERTURBATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT BUDGET; STORMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; FLOODING; FLUID BALANCE; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; CITY; DEVICES; FILTRATION; RIVER; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

CITIES; FILTRATION; HYDROLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; RIVERS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84943379002     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01635     Document Type: Article

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