Verification of route-based road weather forecasts

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-384

  Hammond, D S ^a   Chapman, L ^a   Thornes, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; MOTORWAY; SATELLITE SENSOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WINTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951768214     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0189-7     Document Type: Article

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