1. Comparison of Stormwater Lag Times for Low Impact and Traditional Residential Development
- Author
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Glenn S. Warner, Mark Hood, and John C. Clausen
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Hydrology ,Watershed ,Ecology ,Lag ,fungi ,Stormwater ,Antecedent moisture ,Hydrograph ,complex mixtures ,Kurtosis ,Environmental science ,Low-impact development ,Surface runoff ,Earth-Surface Processes ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
This study compared lag time characteristics of low impact residential development with traditional residential development. Also compared were runoff volume, peak discharge, hydrograph kurtosis, runoff coefficient, and runoff threshold. Low impact development (LID) had a significantly greater centroid lag-to-peak, centroid lag, lag-to-peak, and peak lag-to-peak times than traditional development. Traditional development had a significantly greater depth of discharge and runoff coefficient than LID. The peak discharge in runoff from the traditional development was 1,100% greater than from the LID. The runoff threshold of the LID (6.0 mm) was 100% greater than the traditional development (3.0 mm). The hydrograph shape for the LID watershed had a negative value of kurtosis indicating a leptokurtic distribution, while traditional development had a positive value of kurtosis indicating a platykurtic distribution. The lag times of the LID were significantly greater than the traditional watershed for small (
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- 2007