RWIS: WEATHERING THE STORM

This article focuses on Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS). It first gives an overview of RWIS sensor technology, noting that remote weather sensors have been around since the 1930s. The article next discusses how state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are utilizing RWIS technology. The remainder of the article examines the following areas: predictive weather information, freezing precipitation clearance, RWIS sensor technology, and communications techniques. The article concludes with a discussion on the benefits of RWIS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15370259
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: April/May 2003
• Authors:
  • ABERNETHY, BRUCE
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-20, 32, 34
• Serial:
  • Transportation management + engineering. Vol. 8, no. 2
  • ISSN: 1537-0259

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Road weather information systems

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961270
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Aug 4 2003 12:00AM