Macroscopic fundamental diagrams for freeway networks: Theory and observation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2260, 2011, Pages 8-15

  Cassidy, Michael J ^a   Jang, Kitae ^a   Daganzo, Carlos F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTOR STATIONS; FREEWAY NETWORKS; FREEWAY STRETCHES; LOOP DETECTOR; MACROSCOPIC FUNDAMENTAL DIAGRAM; PHYSICAL LENGTH; STRINGENTS; TIME-SPENT; TOTAL DISTANCES; VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 84856645416     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2260-02     Document Type: Article

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