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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Ice Detection and Forecasting System

Abstract:

In many fields, exact and fast information about the specific environmental conditions are required so as to initiate an appropriate response to the detected environmental conditions. In particular, any information on road sections having ice or moisture formed thereon may help to significantly improve traffic safety. These surface data are typically used to forecast surface conditions and anti-icing. Thus, one of the key components of modern road information systems is the monitoring of the current road surface conditions, wherein the detection of the presence of water, snow, ice and the beginning formation of ice, is one of the most important pieces of information for traffic safety. We provide a new ice detection and forecasting system based on a new innovative ice sensor in order to allow surface monitoring, with enhanced accuracy and reliability, especially with regard to water, snow, and ice detection on exposed surfaces and the detection of ice formation at an early stage.

Source(s):

13th Standing International Road Weather Conference (SIRWEC), Polytechnic of Turin (Italy)

https://sirwec.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Torino-D-05.pdf

Date: 2006

Author:

Meindl, Moniaci, Pasero

Keywords:


Ice/Frost
Forecast/Prediction

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