Road Weather Information System
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road-weather-information-system-292-1475562
title:
Road Weather Information System
text:
A Road Weather Information System (RWIS) comprises automatic weather stations (AWS) in the field, a communication system for data transfer, and central systems to collect field data from numerous ESS. These stations measure real-time atmospheric parameters, pavement conditions, water level conditions, visibility, and sometimes other variables. Central RWIS hardware and software are used to process observations from ESS to develop nowcasts or forecasts, and to display or disseminate road weather
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Network of weather stations installed along roads
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Weather_Information_System
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-01T19:15:19Z
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fields total:
13
integrity:
15