Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Nowcasting Road Conditions: A System Improving Traffic Safety in Wintertime
Abstract:
This paper describes nowcasting (a weather forecast for the period of 2 to 8 hours) and the currently available methods and systems. The paper covers producing road weather predictions, other road weather prediction requirements, evaluation of system accuracy, and the economics of the systems.
Source(s):
State Government of Lower Austria; International Conference Strategic Research Program and Traffic Safety on Two Continents. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.
Date: NA
Author:
Scharsching
Keywords:
Winter maintenance
Pavement temperature
Pavement condition
Precipitation
Costs
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