A geomatics-based road surface temperature prediction model

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 360, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 68-80

  Chapman, L ^a   Thornes, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecast; GIS; GPS; Model; Road surface temperature; URGENT; West Midlands

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

FORECAST; ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URGENT; WEST MIDLANDS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ICE;

DATABASE; GIS; GPS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; WEATHER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHY; LATITUDE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646116081     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.025     Document Type: Article

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