Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar

Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) is a collection and storage of rainwater for future use and have many benefits related to the economy, environment, technology, and society. Malaysia is well positioned to harvest rainwater because of number of rainy days in Malaysia is high and average of rainfall...

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Main Authors: Mazlina Alang Othman, Hasliza Zulkifli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20044/
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author Mazlina Alang Othman,
Hasliza Zulkifli,
author_facet Mazlina Alang Othman,
Hasliza Zulkifli,
author_sort Mazlina Alang Othman,
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description Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) is a collection and storage of rainwater for future use and have many benefits related to the economy, environment, technology, and society. Malaysia is well positioned to harvest rainwater because of number of rainy days in Malaysia is high and average of rainfall amount 2500 mm annually. Because of the effects of the topography of Peninsular Malaysia, rainfall distribution varies significantly. Thus, rainfall data analysis for rainwater harvesting potential should be made based on local climate and influences from the monsoon. The objective of this study was to analyse the rainfall data for rainwater harvesting potential in Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO). To simplify analysis, rainfall distribution is discussed within two monsoons which is Southwest monsoon and Northeast monsoon while rainfall trend is determined under the year 2000 to 2019. The result indicates that PUO will be potential for RWHS regarding to high number of rainfalls event and increasing trend in annual rainfall amount in that area. Further research is clearly needed to investigate the roof size and water consumption to increase the effectiveness of the RWHS.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:200442022-10-07T08:06:20Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20044/ Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar Mazlina Alang Othman, Hasliza Zulkifli, Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) is a collection and storage of rainwater for future use and have many benefits related to the economy, environment, technology, and society. Malaysia is well positioned to harvest rainwater because of number of rainy days in Malaysia is high and average of rainfall amount 2500 mm annually. Because of the effects of the topography of Peninsular Malaysia, rainfall distribution varies significantly. Thus, rainfall data analysis for rainwater harvesting potential should be made based on local climate and influences from the monsoon. The objective of this study was to analyse the rainfall data for rainwater harvesting potential in Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO). To simplify analysis, rainfall distribution is discussed within two monsoons which is Southwest monsoon and Northeast monsoon while rainfall trend is determined under the year 2000 to 2019. The result indicates that PUO will be potential for RWHS regarding to high number of rainfalls event and increasing trend in annual rainfall amount in that area. Further research is clearly needed to investigate the roof size and water consumption to increase the effectiveness of the RWHS. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20044/1/11.pdf Mazlina Alang Othman, and Hasliza Zulkifli, (2022) Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 34 (3). pp. 447-451. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3403-2022/
spellingShingle Mazlina Alang Othman,
Hasliza Zulkifli,
Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title_full Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title_fullStr Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title_full_unstemmed Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title_short Rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in Politeknik Ungku Omar
title_sort rainfall analysis for rainwater harvesting in politeknik ungku omar
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20044/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20044/1/11.pdf