Journal
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 395-403Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000141
Keywords
Stormwater management; Green roof; Environmental engineering; Evapotranspiration; Evaporation; Best management practice; Vegetation
Funding
- Auckland Regional Council
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Green roofs are an emerging storm-water management tool that has predominantly been analyzed for runoff volume reduction and peak flow mitigation. Little research has been completed on evapotranspiration (ET) in green roofs. Sedum mexicanum (Mexican stonecrop) and Disphyma australe (New Zealand iceplant) in a New Zealand designed, pumice- and zeolite-based substrate were analyzed to determine daily and hourly ET rates under both water-abundant and drought-stressed conditions. Water loss, and thus storage recovery of the substrate, was greatest in the first 9 days. Transpiration (T) by S. mexicanum contributed up to 48% of total ET (2.19 mm/day) and D. australe contributed up to 47% of total ET (2.21 mm/day). After the initial rate of rapid water loss, plants conserved water and ET was not significantly different from evaporation (E) from unplanted substrate. S. mexicanum had a greater ability to conserve water and thus a greater longevity of life than D. australe under harsh drought conditions.
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