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for both green roofs was estimated with a water balance: (2) This equation takes into account intercepted water (i.e. water that lands on vegetation ) that eventually evaporates. Unlike stormwater retention ...
peak and average time between rainfall and runoff peaks in a city are function of local climate and roof distribution and depends on the kind and extension of the undertaken mitigation measure. GRs ...
panels. Each platform was 2.2 m2 and a height of 100 cm from the ground in size and supported a lightweight extensive green roof system consisting of: A water drainage layer: a horizontal and vertical ...
, with many environmental benefits relating to storm water runoff, air and water pollution, urban heat island effects, and improved energy conservation [1]. In addition, green roofs can act as vegetated islands ...
and persistence of vegetation over green roofs . Substrate A was more suitable than substrate B for installation of efficient and fully functional green roofs in arid-prone areas. This was mainly due to the higher ...
not cool ambient environment but leads to an increase in surrounding air temperature on extremely hot days. Studies on two types of extensive greening carried out by Jim et al. [22] show that a sedum roof ...
, increased temperature, and [CO2]). We measured different indicator variables to assess the functioning of grasslands: vegetation structure and productivity, soil, and water regulation as proxies of functions ...
Bakacs M , Haberland M , Yergeau S . 2013 . Rain Barrels Part IV: Testing and Applying Harvested Water to Irrigate a Vegetable Garden . Rutgers University . Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet no. FS1218 ...
pioneer of subnival zones, were studied in the Western Himalayas. Methods To assess whether the cushion colonizers are phylogenetically and functionally distinct, 1668 vegetation samples were collected ...
photosynthesis play in chloroplast to chromoplast conversion and in fruit quality at the red ripe stage? The role of fruit photosynthesis in fruit metabolism and development has been extensively discussed ...
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