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Precipitation
The Stormwater Driver
Effective implementation of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) requires an understanding of the hydrological processes that occur within landscapes that have been altered by human activities and the resulting impact to the water cycle. This chapter introduces the reader to urban hydrology concepts and rainfall characterization. As precipitation is a key driver of stormwater GSI analysis, design, and performance, changes to precipitation depth, intensity and frequencies will alter all of these GSI considerations. Precipitation depth is characterized based on a specified time frame of interest, such as a year, season, individual storm event, or peak rate within that storm event. Patterns of rainfall vary greatly over the course of a year. While the rainfall drives the GSI design, to be useful for design, the rainfall must be converted to the runoff generated. In general, the quality of rainwater is good.
Precipitation
The Stormwater Driver
Effective implementation of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) requires an understanding of the hydrological processes that occur within landscapes that have been altered by human activities and the resulting impact to the water cycle. This chapter introduces the reader to urban hydrology concepts and rainfall characterization. As precipitation is a key driver of stormwater GSI analysis, design, and performance, changes to precipitation depth, intensity and frequencies will alter all of these GSI considerations. Precipitation depth is characterized based on a specified time frame of interest, such as a year, season, individual storm event, or peak rate within that storm event. Patterns of rainfall vary greatly over the course of a year. While the rainfall drives the GSI design, to be useful for design, the rainfall must be converted to the runoff generated. In general, the quality of rainwater is good.
Precipitation
The Stormwater Driver
Davis, Allen P. (editor) / Hunt, William F. (editor) / Traver, Robert G. (editor)
2022-05-24
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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