12th International Road Weather Conference
Bingen, Germany 2004Introduction
Title
Introduction
Keskinen (FIN): Road Weather 30 Years – Hindsight, Insight, Foresight
Topic I: Climatology, Weather Conditions
(I-1) Liechti (CH): Industrial Snow
(I-2) Miyoshi et al (JP): Meteorological Factors associated with Avalanches in the Lake Shikotsu Area and their application to Road Management
(I-3) Sulan (CZ): Experiences with Hoar Frost and its Monitoring in Western Bohemia
(I-4) Takahashi et al (JP): Using Taxi GPS to gather High-Quality Traffic Data for Winter Road Management Evaluation in Sapporo
(I-5) Matsuzawa/Kajiya (JP): Height-Dependent Difference in Visibility in Roads
(I-6) Sato et al (JP): Wind and Air Temperature Distribution in the Wake of a Running Vehicle
(I-7) Sato et al (JP/UK): Variation in Meteorological Variables in Mountanous Regions and their Effects on Road Surface Temperature Prediction
Topic II: Forecast Methods and Accuracy
(II-1) Grimbacher/Schmid (CH): Nowcasting nocturnal cloudiness with an ultra-dense Road Weather Measurement Network
(II-2) Gjertsen et al (N): Monitoring Precipitation Intensity and type-combined Use of Radar and Temperature Measurement
(II-3) Skuthan (CZ): The Significance of the Severe Events Warning Service in Relation to the classic Methods of Road Meteorology
(II-4) Pasero et al (I): NEMEFO – Neural Meteorological Forecast
(II-5) Hopwood (GB): Improvements in Road Forecasting Techniques and their Applications
(II-6) Rohn/Raatz (D): Providing an optimized Dataset for Road Weather Forecasts
(II-7) Sass/Petersen (DK): A coupled automatic Road Weather Forecasting System
(II-8) Chapman/Thornes (GB): Road Ice Prediction using Geomatics
(II-9) Thornes/Cavan/Chapman (GB): The Use of GIS and Icemiser to predict Winter Road Surface Temperatures in Poland
(II-10) Badelt/Moritz (D): Use of Data on Road Condition and Weather for Winter Maintenance
(II-11) Z´graggen (CH): Average Diurnal Temperature Devolution for Different Weather Situations – A prognostic Aid for Regions with Complex Topography
(II-12) Liechti (CH): Topographical Boundary Layer Model for Road Weather Prediction
Topic III: Sensors and Equipment
(III-1) Deckert/Hauf (D): An experimental Study of Drying-Up Paved Surfaces
(III-2) Lahtinen/Kantonen (FIN): Finish Road Weather Camera System
(III-3) Paulsen/Schmokel (N): Laser Road Surface Sensor LRSS
(III-4) Badelt/Seliger (D): Testing Sensors for Road Weather Systems
(III-5) Almkvist (SWE): Detailed climatic Measurements above and beside the Road
Topic IV: Presentation and Interpretation of Road Weather Information Data
(IV-1) Kagaya/Kajiya/Yamagiwa (JP): Smart Sapporo Snow Information Experiment
(IV-2) Sigurdsson (DK): Flow and Presentation of Road Weather Data and Winter Maintenance Activities on the Internet
(IV-3) Schmid/Mathis (CH): Validation of Methods to detect Winter Precipitation and retrieve Precipitation Type
(IV-4) Eriksson/Johansson (S): Winter Weather and Municipal Winter Road Maintenance
(IV-5) Iivanainen/Pettersson (FIN): Quality for Road Weather Information System – Applying ISO 9001
(IV-6) Toivonen/Kantonen (FIN): Supporting IT System for Road Weather Quality Measurement
Topic V: Winter Maintenance Management Systems, Methods and Policy
(V-1) Cypra (D): Optimization of Winter Maintenance on heavily travelled Freeways
(V-2) Yamada/Sugimura/Maruyama (JP): Research on the Level of Winter Road Management
(V-3) Hanke (D): Construction of a Winter Maintenance Management System for optimized Controlling of Winter Maintenance Operations
(V-4) Brodard (CH): Surface Condition Management
(V-5) Jonasson/Palsson (ICE): Icelandic Winter Maintenance Management System
(V-6) Nixon/Stowe (USA): Operational Use of Weather Forecasts in Winter Maintenance – A Matrix based Approach
(V-7) Pisano/Stern/Mahoney (USA): The U.S. Federal Highway Administration Winter Maintenance Decision Support System MDSS Project
(V-8) Tsuji et al (JP): Cost Performance of Pipe Heating System by Thermal Energy in Mountain Tunnel
(V-9) Liu/Spitler (USA): A Simulation Tool for the Hydronic Bridge Snow Melting System
(V-10) Mimura et al (JP): Influence of Heating Pipe on Snow Melting and Mechanical Properties
(V-11) Brodard (CH): TMS 3000 High Pressure Spray System – A new Concept for stationary Prevention of winter-induced Dangers on Roads and Highways
Workshop I:
What kind of forecast products are needed by the road winter maintenance organizations?
(Chairman Albert Mathis CH)
Summary
Workshop II:
What kind of developments are needed to improve RW Forecasting?
(Torben Pedersen DK)
Summary
Workshop III:
What kind of road weather data do maintenance people and meteorologists need?
(Jörgen Bogren SW)
Summary
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