Assessment and recommendations for using high-resolution weather information to improve winter maintenance operations.

Details

• Creators:
  Baldwin, Michael ; Hoogewind, Kimberly ; Snyder, Derrick ; Price, Matthew ; Trapp, R. Jeffrey
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Indiana. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Winter maintenance
  • Weather forecasting
  • Weather radar
  • Weather conditions
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Recommendations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2013/22
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Indiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  A variety of methods for obtaining detailed analyses regarding the timing and duration of winter weather across the state of Indiana for ; multiple seasons were compared and evaluated during this project. Meteorological information from sources such as surface reporting ; stations, National Weather Service radars, and three‐dimensional weather analysis and prediction systems were utilized in this work. In ; addition, daily weather forecasts were provided by students at Purdue University during the 2012‐13 winter season. These forecasts ; supplemented the weather forecast information already in use at INDOT. Purdue weather forecasts were systematically evaluated ; during this project. The results from these assessments are provided in this report, along with a set of recommendations for sources of ; detailed weather information to be utilized by INDOT in future winter seasons.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-3718
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27222/dot_27222_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.42 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cefef8845949db3622531426f21c0a773fd0b47fbdcff739ca8d10bfbe65759a