Visual performance under mesopic conditions consequences for roadway lighting

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1862, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Bullough, John D ^a   Rea, Mark S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT SOURCES; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

MESOPIC CONDITIONS; PHOTOPIC LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY; RADIANT FLUX;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 10044249962     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1862-11     Document Type: Article

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