An innovative artificial fog production device improved in the European project "FOG"

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 242-251

  Colomb, M ^a   Hirech, K ^b   Andre P ^c   Boreux, J J ^c   Lacote P ^c   Dufour, J ^d  

^a Lab Reg des Ponts et Chaussees   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Dutrie SA   (France)

Author keywords

Fog; Fog chamber; Fog homogeneity; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; VISIBILITY;

DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; FOG PRODUCTION; STABILIZED VISIBILITY LEVEL;

FOG DISPERSAL;

EUROPEAN UNION; FOG; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; VISIBILITY;

EID: 38949200202     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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