Geographical distribution of road slipperiness in Sweden, on national, regional and county scales

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-310

  Andersson, A K ^a   Gustavsson, T ^a   Bogren, J ^a   Holmer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hoarfrost; Road climate; Road icing; Slipperiness; Winter index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL;

HOARFROST; ROAD CLIMATE; ROAD ICING; SLIPPERINESS; WINTER INDEX;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOAR FROST; INDEX METHOD; REGIONAL CLIMATE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 34548811521     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.32     Document Type: Article

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