Storage capacity of rain tanks optimized for the local climate in two metropolitan areas of Slovakia

Rok, strany: 2020, 152 - 159

Combating the adverse effects of drought and extensive precipitation in urban areas can be achieved by efficiently designed rain water harvesting systems such as green roofs, rain tanks, infiltration trenches, etc. Their performance, however, is inherently affected by local rainfall patterns. In this paper we focus on the rainfall regime at six locations within two metropolitan areas in Slovakia. Four sites are located in the capital of Bratislava and its environs, and two sites are located in the second largest city Košice. Using event-based statistical characteristics and an analytical probabilistic model, the optimal capacity of rain tanks for the metropolitan areas of Bratislava and Košice were estimated. The presented event rainfall statistics can facilitate the design of green infrastructure (e.g. vegetative roofs, rain gardens, infiltration trenches etc.), optimized irrigation of urban gardens and improvement of storm water management in these two metropolitan areas of Slovakia.

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Onderka, M., Pecho, J., Nejedlík, P. 2020. Storage capacity of rain tanks optimized for the local climate in two metropolitan areas of Slovakia. In Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, vol. 21, no.2, pp. 152-159. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2020-0021.02.0019

APA:

Onderka, M., Pecho, J., Nejedlík, P. (2020). Storage capacity of rain tanks optimized for the local climate in two metropolitan areas of Slovakia. Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, 21(2), 152-159. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2020-0021.02.0019

Vydavateľ: Institute of Hydrology SAS, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 05 Bratislava, Slovakia