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15 May 2024
Data description paper |
| 15 May 2024
| 15 May 2024
Evapotranspiration evaluation using three different protocols on a large green roof in the greater Paris area
Pierre-Antoine Versini
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HM&Co, École des Ponts, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
Leydy Alejandra Castellanos-Diaz
Resallience, 92000 Nanterre, France
formerly at: HM&Co, École des Ponts, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
David Ramier
TEAM, Cerema, 78197 Trappes, France
Ioulia Tchiguirinskaia
HM&Co, École des Ponts, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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Nature-based solutions (NBSs), such as green roofs, have appeared as relevant solutions to mitigate urban heat islands. The evapotranspiration (ET) process allows NBSs to cool the air. To improve our knowledge about ET assessment, this paper presents some experimental measurement campaigns carried out during three consecutive summers. Data are available for three different (large, small, and point-based) spatial scales.
Nature-based solutions (NBSs), such as green roofs, have appeared as relevant solutions to...
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