The variation of road-surface temperatures in Devon, UK during cold and occluded front passage

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Wood, N L H ^b   Clark, R T ^a,b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOPOGRAPHY;

ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ROAD SURFACES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE WETNESS; THERMAL INERTIA; WINTER MAINTENANCE; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

ROADS AND STREETS;

COOLING; FRONT; INERTIA; ROAD; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

DEVON; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042997006     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482799001097     Document Type: Article

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