Where the weather meets the road : a research agenda for improving road weather services / Committee on Weather Research for Surface Transportation: The Roadway Environment, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004Description: xiv, 174 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0309091365 (Book)
- 9780309091367 (Book)
- 0309529808 (PDF)
- 9780309529808 (PDF)
- Research agenda for improving road weather services
- TE228.3 .W48 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161).
Also issued online.
Snow, rain, fog, ice and other inclement weather greatly impair road conditions and contribute to 1.5 million accidents each year. Many parallel advances in transportation and meteorology--such as in-vehicle communication systems and improved storm tracking --could be brought together into new services that help drivers and roadway managers make better decisions in adverse weather. The report recommends that the Federal Highway Administration take the lead in creating a focused, national road weather research program that brings together the transportation and meteorological communities, identifies research priorities, and implements new scientific and technological advances.