Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Lessons Learned from Collaborative Research on Road Weather Observations and Predictions by Universities, State Departments of Transportation, and National Weather Service Forecast Offices: Summary
Abstract:
From 2001 to 2003, the FHWA Road Weather Management program partnered with the National Weather Service to conduct five research projects through the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) (www.comet.ucar.edu). This document summarizes five COMET research projects, including research results and lessons learned. It concludes with general recommendations for all State DOTs to inform future collaborative research efforts.
Source(s):
FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology, Publication No. FHWA-HRT-04-101
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/04101/
Date: 2004
Author:
FHWA
Keywords:
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Winter storm
Institutional issues
Pavement temperature
Weather information
Internet/web site
Observing network
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