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Title:

Road Snow Removal and the Snowfall Information System in the City of Sapporo

Abstract:

The city of Sapporo has a high snow-removal capability due to a system that allows for effective operation and management of snow removal. The system relies on the city's meteorological observation facilities and the snowfall information system. During the winter of 1995/1996, which had snowfalls of record depths, the implementation of this system resulted in expedient recovery of the urban functions of the city without human injury.

Source(s):

77th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Record No. 1627, Sapporo Information Network Company, Ltd. (Japan). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 1998

Author:

Kanemura

Keywords:


Forecast/Prediction
Mobility
Costs
Winter maintenance
Snow
Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)

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