HIGHWAY WINTER MAINTENANCE WEATHER PREDICTION SYSTEMS AND BENEFITS

Early comparisons of road danger warnings issued by the meteorological office can vary widely across the width of an English county highway authority. The author presented some early studies to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and visited five countries in Europe with a view to investigating current practices in Europe and developing on return a feasible package of operational techniques and electronic hardware for a more accurate and quicker service to the travelling public. These studies--temperature forecasting model and thermal mapping--are being pursued by an ad hoc group. Both methods use an infra-red thermometer positioned in a light van directed at the road surface and coupled to a recorder for accurate reading. This system, used to study road surface temperatures at their coldest during the normal 24 hour cycle, was applied to twelve routes varying in length from 50 to 120 kilometres. A study is also being carried out of the cost-benefits of a more comprehensive meteorological hazards warning service. For the covering abstract of the seminar see TRIS 450808. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Highway Construction and Maintenance. Proceedings of Seminar N Held at the 12th PTRC Summer Annual Meeting, University of Sussex, England, From 10-13 July, 1984. Volume P256.
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• Authors:
  • Ponting, M
• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 37-47

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Benefits; Conferences; Equipment; Forecasting; Frost; Highway maintenance; Infrared radiation; Mapping; Mathematical models; Rain; Regions; Surface course (Pavements); Surfaces; Surfacing; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Thermometers; Warning systems; Weather; Winter; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3674: Equipment; 132: Forecast; 2585: Frost; 6797: Infrared; 6473: Mathematical model; 2507: Rain; 378: Region; 6438: Surface; 2972: Surfacing; 6710: Temperature measurement; 8119: United Kingdom; 9113: Warning; 2545: Weather; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 086050-137-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1986 12:00AM