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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Development of Wind Alarm Systems for Road and Rail Vehicles: Presentation of the WEATHER project

Abstract:

The development of a new concept of wind alarm systems for road and rail transportation is presented. The alarm is funded on a risk assessment approach, taking into account wind modelling and prediction, aerodynamic forces, vehicle dynamics.

Source(s):

Standing International Road WEather Conference (SIRWEC); Meteodyn, Atmos, EMI and Alstom Transport (France), Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, Campbell Scientific (United Kingdom), Politecnico di Milano and Nubila (Italy), Geonica and Lecinena (Spain)

Date: 2006

Author:

Delaunay, et al

Keywords:


Forecast/Prediction

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