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Paper Abstract
This paper describes characteristics of visual range attenuation in blowing snow in relation to motorist vision. Visual range V is related to wind speed U according to V = AU-5 with the A coefficient changing in response to snow availability. A lower limit for visual range is described with A =1.1 X108 m6 s-5. An operational monitoring system used on Interstate Highway 80 in Wyoming demonstrates how real-time computer analysis of photometric data can be used to determine the A value, interpret visual range in terms of vehicle operation, and provide automated traffic operations decisions.
Paper Details
Date Published: 1 February 1984
PDF: 7 pages
Opt. Eng. 23(1) 230155 doi: 10.1117/12.7973253
Published in: Optical Engineering Volume 23, Issue 1
PDF: 7 pages
Opt. Eng. 23(1) 230155 doi: 10.1117/12.7973253
Published in: Optical Engineering Volume 23, Issue 1
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Ronald D. Tabler, USDA Forest Service (United States)
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