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The variation of road-surface temperatures in Devon, UK during cold and occluded front passage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1999

N L H Wood  and
R T Clark
N L H Wood
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
R T Clark
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK Met. Office, Bracknell, UK
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Abstract

Road-surface cooling during three contrasting frontal passages was examined for various sites with widely varying exposure across Devon. Delays in road cooling were dependent on exposure, topography, thermal inertia, precipitation and surface wetness. Scattered cloud and cloud bands complicate the spatial variability, but for winter maintenance, worst-case scenarios of complete cloud clearance produce important guidelines for prioritising salting routes.

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Research Article
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Meteorological Applications , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 1999 , pp. 111 - 118
Copyright
© 1999 Meteorological Society

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