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

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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Collectivité auteur: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Weather Research for Surface Transportation: The Roadway Environment
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=109214
Table des matières:
  • 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