PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH SIRWEC CONFERENCE, LA MASSANA, ANDORRA (30th JANUARY – 1st FEBRUARY 2014)
Meteorological Service of Government of Andorra
TOPIC 1: WINTER ROAD FORECASTING TECHNIQUES AND METHODS
A Numerical Forecast Model for Road Meteorological Services in Beijing
C. Meng
New results for analysing and modelling of weather impact on local traffic flow under the WOLKE project
K.E. Schedler
First experience with the application of the model METRo in the Czech Republic
Z. Sokol, V. Bliznak, Z. Chladova, J. Hosek, P. Pesice, P. Sedlak, P. Zacharov
Upgraded METRo model within the METRoSTAT project
R. Kršmanc, V. Tarjáni, R. Habrovský, A.S. Slak
The Kalman-Filter preprocessing within METRoSTAT project and application of the new method in roadcast system
V. Tarjáni, R. Habrovský
HARMONIE: AEMET new operational weather prediction model. The roadmap to the mesoscale.
J.A. Garcia-Moya
A new system for operational winter road surface conditions forecasting in Météo-France
L. Bouilloud, O. Coudert, A. Foidart
Snowdrift forecast for roads based on NWP data
M. Hippi, S. Thordarson, H. Thorsteinsson
Interactive Webgis System for Weather Forecasting in Spanish Roads
I. Villarino, N. Garrido, D. Cubero, V. Palacios, J.A. Garcia-Moya
Road Surface temperature forecast. The statistical insight.
M. Marchetti, L. Chapman, A. Khalifa
Latest developments in road weather forecasting
I. Smeding-Zuurendonk, J. Wisse, M. Wokke, M. Jonker, M. Noort, M. Mimpen
Influence of the accumulated screening effect on road surface temperature distribution
Y. Hu, J. Bogren, T. Gustavsson, E. Almkvist
Real-time estimation of surface precipitation type merging weather radar and automated station observations
J. Bech, V. Vidal.1, J.A. Ortiz., N. Pineda, R. Veciana
TOPIC 2: SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT (IN SITU, MOBILE, RWIS)
Winter Road Maintenance and the Internet of Things
L. Chapman
Comparative study of friction measurement devices
N. Takahashi, M. Kiriishi, R. Tokunaga
A Robust, Economical, and Reliable technologies for Monitoring the Road Surface Conditions in South Korea
B. NamCheol
RSI – Road Status Information: A new method for detection of road conditions
J. Bogren, T. Gustavsson
Developing a cost effective multi pixel NIR camera for road surface status classification in 2D
J. Edblad, P. Jonsson, B. Thörnberg
Radar-based remote sensing monitoring of roads
M. Crosetto, O. Monserrat, G. Luzi, M. Cuevas, N. Devanthéry
TOPIC 3: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, BEST PRACTICES AND USER EXPERIENCE
Road weather information for different customer groups – case Finland
P. Portaankorva
Addressing the environmental impact of salt use on the roads: the CLEAN-ROADS project
I. Pretto, R. Cavaliere, T. Tschurtshentaller, G. Benedetti, G. Merler
Advanced Snowplow Information System for the Catalonian DOT
J.I. Herrera
Planning passive snowdrift reduction on high-altitude roads with lateral obstacles to wind flow
A.W. Koeck, J.J. Esteve
Speed and Safety Analyses on Rural Variable Speed Limit Corridors
R. Young
How local weather forecast can save money in snow removal
J. Tomàs
Road Weather Nowcast (RWN) data in winter maintenance and ITS systems
P. Stingl
Use of high resolution ensemble forecasting for high impact road weather events
B. Evans, A. Veal
The Pikalert Vehicle Data Translator: Overview and Applications
S. Drobot, G. Wiener, M. Chapman, A. Anderson, G. Guevara, Paul Pisano, Dale Thompson
Comparison of non-invasive sensors and road sensors for the usage in section control systems on motorways
A. Rascher, S. Grosanic
Customer oriented operations of the Finnish Meteorological Institute for road traffic sector
J. Poutiainen, J. Miettinen, M. Hippi
Edge Storms: A Case Study
W. Nixon, B. Hodne
TOPIC 4: ROAD WEATHER FOR ALL SEASONS, ZONES & CLIMATES
Exporting FMI Road Weather Expertise: Applications for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and for Spanish Highways
P. Nurmi, V. Karsisto, E. Atlaskin
Presentation and application of specialized road weather information in the Czech Republic
M. Škuthan, J. Sulan
Fine-scale numerical study of four northerly snow episodes over Andorra (Pyrenees).
L. Trapero, P. Esteban
Experiences of rapid landslides monitoring and warning at catchment scale in the Pyrenees. The example of the Rebaixader test site.
J. Moya, M. Hurlimann, C. Abancó
The use of advanced meteorological tools for monitoring the Weather hazards in roads
J.R. Miró, R. Veciana, A. Sairouni
Ten years of avalanche forecasting risk on “Bonaigua” and “Beret” roads, Aran valley, Spain.
J. Gavaldà, J. Benet
POSTER SESSION
The effect of local features to road surface temperature
V. Karsisto
Poster
ITS-capable road weather station
T. Sukuvaara, R. Ylitalo, K. Mäenpää, M. Hippi
Poster
Braking distance application developed on Finnish D2I project
M. Hippi, J.E. Miettinen, J. Jämsä
Poster
Weather factors triggering the massive car crashes on 3 February 2012 in the Helsinki metropolitan area
I. Juga, M. Hippi, V. Karsisto, P. Nurmi
Poster
The effect of measured vs. estimated -40 cm subsurface temperatures on METRo forecasts
S. Karanko, K. Saarikangas
Intelligent Road – Arctic RWIS demonstration platform
M. Autioniemi, J. Casselgren, T. Sukuvaara., M. Hippi, J. Petäjäjärvi, H. Konttaniemi, J. Autioniemi, M. Pallas
Poster
The use of video surveillance for research of snow accumulation on the highways with crash barriers
T. Samodurova, O. Gladysheva, N. Alimova, S. Shiryaeva, I. Baklanov
Usage of RWIS MeteoTrassa in the ITS
T. Bazlova, N. Bocharnikov, A. Pugachev, M. Vinogradov, A. Solonin
Advances in winter maintenance decision support in the Czech Republic
D. Konecny
Poster
Roads Inundation Simulation using Weather Radar Rainfall in Urban area
S. Yoon
Impact of natural hazards on the roads of Andorra (1933-2000). Historical database analysis
N. Gallego, P. Esteban
Development of weather tools to forecast adverse road weather in Catalonia
J. Amaro, J. Toda, A. Sairouní
Quantitative analysis of the susceptibility of avalanche triggering on the road to Bonaigua pass(Pallars Sobirà county)
L. Trabal, O. Costa, P. Oller
Lunada Port: Singular example of isolation by road in the XXI century in Spain
J. Apodaka