Calibration of traffic flow models under adverse weather and application in mesoscopic network simulation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2391, 2013, Pages 92-104

  Hou, Tian ^a   Mahmassani, Hani ^a   Alfelor, Roemer ^b   Kim, Jiwon ^a   Saberi, Meead ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS; ADVERSE WEATHER; CALIBRATED MODEL; ESTIMATION AND PREDICTIONS; ESTIMATION SYSTEMS; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC ESTIMATION; TRAFFIC FLOW MODELLING; TRAFFIC PREDICTION; WEATHER EFFECT;

RAIN;

EID: 84897135961     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2391-09     Document Type: Article

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