Hysteresis and capacity drop phenomena in freeway networks: Empirical characterization and interpretation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2391, 2013, Pages 44-55

  Saberi, Meead ^a   Mahmassani, Hani ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HYSTERESIS;

CALIFORNIA; CHICAGO; EMPIRICAL CHARACTERISATION; FREEWAY NETWORKS; ILLINOIS; LOOP DETECTOR DATA; PEAK PERIOD; RELOADINGS; SHAPE AND SIZE; THREE NETWORKS;

HYSTERESIS LOOPS;

EID: 84894477523     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2391-05     Document Type: Article

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