Urban base flow with low impact development

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 3156-3171

  Bhaskar, Aditi S ^a   Hogan, Dianna M ^b   Archfield, Stacey A ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

base flow; green infrastructure; low impact development; urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

BASEFLOWS; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; STORMWATER FACILITY; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES; URBAN HYDROLOGY;

AERODYNAMICS;

BASEFLOW; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; STORMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

CLARKSBURG; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982156011     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10808     Document Type: Article

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