Restricted Visibility in Constanta. Synoptic Conditions and Consequences on Road and Maritime Transport

Restricted visibility is most often associated withfog, haze, but is also caused by rain and snowfalls, drizzle or blizzards. Very bad visibility, less than 200 m represents a high risk for air, road and maritime transports and for other types of economic activities. In 2014 it caused road accidents and restrictions of Constanta or other ports operations or their closing and suspension of the manoeuvres on the Danube – Black Sea canal. Bad visibility and weather phenomena frequencies during the months of January, February and March 2014 in Constanta are analyzed in this paper. The synoptic conditions during the days when bad visibility was recorded are also studied, based on GFS (re)analysis maps – SLP, 500 hPa geopotential, 2 m temperatures and precipitations, as well as on approximate soundings for Constanta.

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• Authors:
  • Brindusa, Chiotoroiu
  • Valentin, Ciuchea
  • Andrei, Preda
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 39-44
• Serial:
  • Constanta Maritime University Annals
  • Volume: 21
  • Publisher: Constanta Maritime University
  • ISSN: 1582-3601
  • Serial URL: https://cmu-edu.eu/annals/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Port operations; Traffic crashes; Visibility; Water transportation crashes; Weather conditions
• Geographic Terms: Black Sea Region; Constanta (Romania); Danube River
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I15: Environment; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01539093
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 26 2014 2:29PM