The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recognized that the State’s transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather and climate events. To better understand and respond to these impacts, ODOT conducted a regional vulnerability assessment and adaptation options study. This pilot study identifies vulnerable highwa
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Crook, G., & Mohney, C. (2014). Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Options Study. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67109
Crook, Geoff and Curran Mohney. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Options Study. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67109.
Crook, Geoff, and Curran Mohney Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Options Study. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67109.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the California Department of Transportation, District 4 (Caltrans) and San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) have partnered on a collaborative sub- regional pilot project to assess adaptation options for a subset of
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Bonham-Carter, C., May, K., Thomas, C., Sudhalkar, A., Fish, B., Boone, A., Mak, M., Mull, J., DeFlorio, J., & Dempster, J. (2014). Climate Change and Extreme Weather Adaptation Options for Transportation Assets in the Bay Area Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67111
Bonham-Carter, Claire, Kris May, Culley Thomas, Amruta Sudhalkar, Bob Fish, Alan Boone, Michael Mak, Jeremy Mull, Josh DeFlorio, and Jamey Dempster. Climate Change and Extreme Weather Adaptation Options for Transportation Assets in the Bay Area Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67111.
Bonham-Carter, Claire, et al. Climate Change and Extreme Weather Adaptation Options for Transportation Assets in the Bay Area Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67111.
This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). CTDOT was awarded a pilot to conduct a systems-level vulnerability assessment of bridge and culvert structures six feet to 20 feet in length from inl
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Hogan, M., Elder, D., & Molden, S. (2014). Connecticut Department of Transportation Climate Change and Extreme Weather Vulnerability Pilot Project Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67121
Hogan, Michael, David Elder, and Stephanie Molden. Connecticut Department of Transportation Climate Change and Extreme Weather Vulnerability Pilot Project Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67121.
Hogan, Michael, et al. Connecticut Department of Transportation Climate Change and Extreme Weather Vulnerability Pilot Project Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67121.
This report summarizes potential climate change effects on the availability of water, land use, transportation infrastructure, and key natural resources in central New Mexico. This work is being done as part of the Interagency Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change Scenario Planning Project in Central New Mexico.
Ecosystem Management, Inc. (2014). Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.1 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12198
Ecosystem Management, Inc.. Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.1 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12198.
Ecosystem Management, Inc. Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.1 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12198.
This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 1 and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration. The objective of the study was to identify and classify the potential vulnerabilities of state owned transportation assets to climate chang
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Crow, R., McHaney, S., Holmlund, R., Hall, J., Vivyan, B., Halonen, L., White, L., Lowe, J., & Laird, A. (2014). District 1 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Pilot Studies: FHWA Climate Resilience Pilot Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67110
Crow, Rebecca, Steve McHaney, Rob Holmlund, Jessica Hall, Brett Vivyan, Luke Halonen, Louis White, Jeremy Lowe, and Aldaron Laird. District 1 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Pilot Studies: FHWA Climate Resilience Pilot Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67110.
Crow, Rebecca, et al. District 1 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Pilot Studies: FHWA Climate Resilience Pilot Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67110.
MnDOT planners and engineers have long considered minimizing the risk of flash flooding in the siting and design of the state’s roadway network. However, as has been the standard practice worldwide, they have traditionally assumed that future climate conditions will be similar to those recorded in the past. Climate change challenges this assumption
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Almodovar-Rosario, N., Dorney, C., Flood, M., Lennon, J., & Lockman, J. (2014). MnDOT Flash Flood Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67116
Almodovar-Rosario, Natalia, Chris Dorney, Michael Flood, Justin Lennon, and J.T. Lockman. MnDOT Flash Flood Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67116.
Almodovar-Rosario, Natalia, et al. MnDOT Flash Flood Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67116.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2014-11-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2014). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: November 2014 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-XXX). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49067
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: November 2014. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-XXX. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49067.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: November 2014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-XXX, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49067.
This report presents the results of a Climate Resilience Pilot Project conducted by the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) and sponsored in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The primary objectives of the Pilot Study are to assess the vulnerability of SHA’s transportation assets (roads and bridges) to climate variables or s
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Maryland. State Highway Administration, & Stantec Consulting (2014). Maryland State Highway Administration Climate Change Adaptation Plan with Detailed Vulnerability Assessment. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67120
Maryland. State Highway Administration and Stantec Consulting. Maryland State Highway Administration Climate Change Adaptation Plan with Detailed Vulnerability Assessment. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67120.
Maryland. State Highway Administration, et al. Maryland State Highway Administration Climate Change Adaptation Plan with Detailed Vulnerability Assessment. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67120.
Infrastructure, such as bridge crossings, requires informed structural designs in order to be effective and reliable for decades. A typical bridge is intended to operate for 75 years or more, a period of time anticipated to exhibit a warming climate and, consequently, hydrologic changes (IPCC 2007). An understanding of present and future possible h
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Liljedahl, A. (2014). Estimating Future Flood Frequency and Magnitude in Basins Affected by Glacier Wastage: October 2014 (Report No. 2012-S-UAF-0012). Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28099
Liljedahl, Anna. Estimating Future Flood Frequency and Magnitude in Basins Affected by Glacier Wastage: October 2014. Report no. 2012-S-UAF-0012. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28099.
Liljedahl, Anna Estimating Future Flood Frequency and Magnitude in Basins Affected by Glacier Wastage: October 2014. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, 2014, Report no. 2012-S-UAF-0012, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28099.
This report summarizes key findings from the Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather and Climate Change thought leadership series held at Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center from fall 2013 to spring 2014.
Barami, B. (2014). Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather and Climate Change: A Thought Leadership Series (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-14-04). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12115
Barami, Bahar. Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather and Climate Change: A Thought Leadership Series. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-14-04. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12115.
Barami, Bahar Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather and Climate Change: A Thought Leadership Series. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2014, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-14-04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12115.
In many areas of the United States, climate change is bringing an increase in frequency of extreme heat and precipitation, as well as an increase in sea level rise and associated storm surge, and a host of secondary impacts. These climate stressors are taxing an already aging transportation system, and the continuation or acceleration of these tren
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ICF International (Firm), Parsons Brinckerhoff, & South Coast Engineers (2014). Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resilience: Assessment of Key Gaps in the Integration of Climate Change Considerations into Transportation Engineering: Task 2.3 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-059). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67095
ICF International (Firm), Parsons Brinckerhoff, and South Coast Engineers. Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resilience: Assessment of Key Gaps in the Integration of Climate Change Considerations into Transportation Engineering: Task 2.3. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-059. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67095.
ICF International (Firm), et al. Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resilience: Assessment of Key Gaps in the Integration of Climate Change Considerations into Transportation Engineering: Task 2.3. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-059, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67095.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2014-09-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2014). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2014 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-048). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49065
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2014. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-048. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49065.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-048, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49065.
Acknowledging the importance of establishing systematic, transferable approaches for assessing and addressing vulnerability to climate- and weather-related risks, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT's) Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting commissioned a comprehensive, multiphase study of climate change impacts on trans
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Baesch, J., Bottomley, G., Erchul, M., Batac, T., Dorney, C., Keller, J., Kinghorn, R., Lennon, J., Meyer, M., Snyder, R., Choate, A., Rodehorst, B., Sokol, V., McVoy, G., & Louie, B. (2014). Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2 Engineering Analysis and Assessment (Report No. FHWA-HEP-15-004). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50863
Baesch, John, Glenn Bottomley, Mary Erchul, Tiffany Batac, Chris Dorney, Jake Keller, and R Kinghorn, et al.. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2 Engineering Analysis and Assessment. Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-004. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50863.
Baesch, John, et al. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2 Engineering Analysis and Assessment. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-15-004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50863.
Public transit agencies play a critical role in providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to the communities they serve. In the face of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, several public transit and other transportation agencies have taken the initiative to adapt their systems to make them more resilient t
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Alberts, B., Awan, M. A., & Gayle, K. A. (2014). Transit and Climate Change Adaptation: Synthesis of FTA-Funded Pilot Projects (Report No. FTA Report No. 0069). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503602
Alberts, Brian, Mazhar Ali Awan, and Kimberly A. Gayle. Transit and Climate Change Adaptation: Synthesis of FTA-Funded Pilot Projects. Report no. FTA Report No. 0069. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2014. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503602.
Alberts, Brian, et al. Transit and Climate Change Adaptation: Synthesis of FTA-Funded Pilot Projects. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2014, Report no. FTA Report No. 0069, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503602.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2014-06-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2014). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: June 2014 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-039). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49063
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: June 2014. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-039. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49063.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: June 2014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-039, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49063.
As part of Gulf Coast Study Phase 2, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) sought to improve its understanding of how a metropolitan transportation system—including highways, ports, airports, rail, transit, and pipelines—could be affected by climate change. Building on previous work under this project that determined which transportation
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Hyman, R., Kafalenos, R., & Beucler, B. (2014). Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Task 3.1: Screening for Vulnerability (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-033). United States. Department of Transportation. Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27882
Hyman, Robert, Robert Kafalenos, and Brian Beucler. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Task 3.1: Screening for Vulnerability. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-033. United States. Department of Transportation. Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27882.
Hyman, Robert, et al. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Task 3.1: Screening for Vulnerability. United States. Department of Transportation. Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-033, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27882.
Before initiating a climate change vulnerability assessment, transportation agencies need to decide which assets they wish to evaluate. Identifying the relevant assets for a vulnerability study and determining which characteristics of these assets to examine can help agencies narrow the scope of the study, making it more manageable and affordable w
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ICF International (Firm) (2014). Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67119
ICF International (Firm). Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67119.
ICF International (Firm) Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67119.
The New Jersey's Global Warming Response Act, enacted in 2007, mandates reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, approximately a 20 percent reduction, followed by a further reduction of emissions to 80% below 2006 levels by 2050. The legislation required several State agencies, including the Department of Transportation
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Marhaba, T. F., Dimitrijevic, B., Bargaonkar, A., Spasovic, L. N., & Mazurek, M. (2014). Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations (Report No. FHWA-NJ-2014-009). New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29342
Marhaba, Taha F., Branislav Dimitrijevic, Ashish Bargaonkar, Lazar N. Spasovic, and Monica Mazurek. Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations. Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-009. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29342.
Marhaba, Taha F., et al. Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2014, Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29342.
The purpose of this report is to illustrate how planning decisions made today will affect central New Mexico's resilience to climate change impacts in 2040. This report first describes climate change impacts in central New Mexico. This report then describes actions that agencies responsible for land use planning and the provision, operation, and ma
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Ecosystem Management, Inc. (2014). Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System, and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.2 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12199
Ecosystem Management, Inc.. Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System, and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.2 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12199.
Ecosystem Management, Inc. Climate Change Effects on Central New Mexico's Land Use, Transportation System, and Key Natural Resources: Task 1.2 Memo. Ecosystem Management, Incorporated, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12199.
The Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Environment and Energy (FAA-AEE) has developed the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) version 2a software system with the support of the following development team: FAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), AT
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Koopmann, J., Solman, G. B., Dinges, E., Biederman, A., Rickel, D., Tran, E., Augustine, S., Baker, J., & White, T. (2014). Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT): Uncertainty Quantification Supplemental Report: Version 2a Service Pack 2 (SP2) (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FAA-14-10). United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12060
Koopmann, Jonathan, Gina Barberio Solman, Eric Dinges, Andrew Biederman, Denise Rickel, Elaine Tran, Stephen Augustine, Jesse Baker, and Tyler White. Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT): Uncertainty Quantification Supplemental Report: Version 2a Service Pack 2 (SP2). Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FAA-14-10. United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12060.
Koopmann, Jonathan, et al. Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT): Uncertainty Quantification Supplemental Report: Version 2a Service Pack 2 (SP2). United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy, 2014, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FAA-14-10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12060.
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