The Soil Water Apportioning Method (SWAM): An approach for long-term, low-cost monitoring of green roof hydrologic performance

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 207-220

  Hakimdavar, Raha ^a   Culligan, Patricia J ^a   Guido, Aida ^a   McGillis, Wade R ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure performance evaluation; Green roof hydrology; Green roof monitoring; Low impact development; Urban stormwater management; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; WATER SUPPLY;

GREEN ROOF; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; URBANIZATION;

ROOFS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREENSPACE; HYDROLOGY; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

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

EID: 84969668008     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.05.023     Document Type: Article

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