Stochastic characteristics of freeway traffic speed during breakdown and recovery periods

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2178, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Ishak, Sherif ^a   Mamidala, Chaitanya ^a   Qi, Yan ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; PROBABILITY; RECOVERY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CONDITION; DYNAMIC TRANSITIONS; FREEWAY TRAFFIC; PRIMARY SOURCES; RECOVERY PERIODS; STOCHASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC SPEED; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES; URBAN FREEWAYS;

SPEED;

EID: 78951493187     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2178-09     Document Type: Article

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