REPORT ON ICE WARNING SYSTEMS

This report presents data on: the history of equipment and current working practice, cost/benefit of ice detectors, thermal mapping prior to installation of ice warning systems, improvement of road danger warning by using an accurate prediction model (Thornes TRRL prediction model), use of weather radar and meteosat, and specifications (standards of installation of sensor sites, current manufacturers and comparative survey, standards of testing and maintenance equipment, sample layout). Some recommendations are put forward. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  County Surveyors' Society

  County Surveyor's Department, County Hall
  Taunton, Somerset,   United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Artificial satellites; Benefit cost analysis; Detectors; Forecasting; Heat; Ice; Mathematical models; Recommendations; Specifications; Terrain evaluation; Warning devices; Weather; Weather radar
• Uncontrolled Terms: Thermal mapping
• Old TRIS Terms: Meteorological satellites
• ITRD Terms: 2567: Black ice; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 3674: Equipment; 132: Forecast; 6743: Heat; 2755: Highway; 3840: Installation; 3847: Maintenance; 3647: Manufacture; 4074: Map; 6473: Mathematical model; 6738: Radar; 4016: Remote sensing; 6120: Sensor; 177: Specifications; 6722: Temperature; 6255: Test; 8119: United Kingdom; 9113: Warning; 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00466647
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rept No 5/2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM