原文传递 Evaluation of Fog Predictions and Detection, Phase 2
题名: Evaluation of Fog Predictions and Detection, Phase 2
作者: Ray, P. S.
关键词: Fog##Driving conditions##Hazardous driving conditions##Gainesville (Florida)##Reduced visibility##Forecasting fog##Satellite##Remote sensing##Highway accidents##
摘要: On January 29, 2012 at about 4:00 am a thick fog and smoke caused a multiple car crash just south of Gainesville, Florida. 11 people were killed and 18 were hospitalized. Nationally there are about 38,000 fog related accidents which result in about 620 fatalities. It would be valuable to anticipate where and when fog will form. It that is through numerical models, the environmental factors are the requisite input. One of these is soil moisture. It is found a very economical way with no loss is accuracy is to use NWS collected radar accumulated rainfall instead of expensive soil measurements.
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