Parameterizing road construction in route-based road weather models: Can ground-penetrating radar provide any answers?

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GPR; road construction; road surface temperature; Route based forecasting

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BRIDGES; FORECASTING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; RADAR; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBSURFACE LAYER; TYPE CLASSIFICATIONS; WEATHER FORECAST MODELS; WEATHER MODELING; WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79954612134     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/5/057001     Document Type: Article

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