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Title:

Measurement of Snow and Ice Covered Roads by Road Surface Sensors

Abstract:

A road surface monitoring system installed in the infrastructure is very critical for determining braking distance required for maintaining vehicle interval. A radiometer was installed in Hokkaido (northern Japan) to measure slippery road surface, ice, packed snow, fresh snow and slushy road conditions to clarify expectations for discrimination of these road surface conditions.

Source(s):

Ministry of Construction, Hokkaido Development Bureau and Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway System Research Association (Japan). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: NA

Author:

Sasada, Matsuzawa, Kitano, Honma, Mishima

Keywords:


Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)
Snow
Ice/Frost

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