ABOUT BAD VISIBILITY, CLOUDS, GUSTS OF WIND AND SLIPPERINESS

OVER SLECHT ZICHT, BEWOLKING, WINDSTOTEN EN GLADHEID

In the framework of the Dedicated Road Infrastucture for Vehicle Safety in Europa (DRIVE) project results are presented from meteorological research to describe the methods about the forecasting for aquaplaning, bad visibility in fog, rain, snow and hailshowers, and also the decrease in visibility caused by splash and spray water from overtaking vehicles. Methods for forecasting gusts of wind for traffic are presented, just as the expectation for slipperiness in snow or hailshowers and for icy roads. The arising and clearing away from fog under different circumstances, such as changes in temparatures and moisture above water and land is worked out in more detail.

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  KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT KNMI

  PO BOX 201
  DE BILT,   Netherlands  3730 AE
• Authors:
  • TERPSTRA, J M
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 95 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT KNMI
  • Issue Number: TR-175
  • Publisher: KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT KNMI
  • ISSN: 0169-1708

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Black ice; Digital computers; Fog; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Methodology; Prevention; Rain; Safety; Sensors; Skid resistance; Snow; Temperature; Texture; Traffic congestion; Visibility distance; Weather; Wind
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 2567: Black ice; 632: Congestion (traffic); 8673: Digital computer; 2547: Fog; 132: Forecast; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 8078: Netherlands; 2507: Rain; 6120: Sensor; 3031: Skid resistance; 2552: Snow; 3053: Surface texture; 6722: Temperature; 6793: Visibility distance; 2545: Weather; 2554: Wind
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719855
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-369-2078-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM