Where the weather meets the road : a research agenda for improving road weather services.

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Snow, rain, fog, ice and other inclement weather greatly impair road conditions and contribute to 1.5 million accidents each year. Many parallel advances in transportation and meteorology--such as in-vehicle communication systems and improved storm tracking --could be brought together into new servi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Weather Research for Surface Transportation: The Roadway Environment
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Highway communications > United States.
Weather forecasting > United States.
Intelligent transportation systems > United States.
Information routière > États-Unis.
Temps (Météorologie) > Prévision > États-Unis.
Systèmes de transport intelligents > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Highway communications
Intelligent transportation systems
Weather forecasting
United States
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) > Andre fag
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Road Weather System of the Future
  • 3 Current Meteorological and Transportation Activities Relevant to Road Weather
  • 4 Opportunities to Enhance the Road Weather System
  • 5 Implementing Improved Road Weather Research and Management Programs
  • 6 Closing Thoughts
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Statement of Task
  • B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
  • C Presentations to the Committee

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