An automated nowcasting model of road surface temperature and state for winter road maintenance

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1352-1361

  Shao, J ^a,b   Lister, P J ^a  

^a VAISALA OYJ   (Finland)

^b Vaisala House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE PREDICTION; MODEL; MODEL EVALUATION; ROAD MAINTENANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030438179     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1352:AANMOR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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