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Evaluation of the availability and accuracy of the Virginia Department of Transportation's road weather information system / by Roosevelt, Daniel S.(CARDINAL)313786; Hanson, Robert A.(CARDINAL)314730; Virginia.Department of Transportation.(CARDINAL)291718; Virginia Transportation Research Council.(CARDINAL)195142;
Includes bibliographical references (page 17).Final report;The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has road weather information system (RWIS) stations at 40 locations throughout the state. Each station consists of equipment to measure and record meteorological data, and from one to five sensors to measure certain pavement and subsurface conditions. Until recently, VDOT had two contracts in place to: (1) maintain and repair the RWIS station equipment; and (2) provide twice-daily 24-hour weather forecasts. These contracts have expired, and VDOT is now preparing to re-advertise them. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of those services, and to identify, where possible, performance measures that should be included in future contracts. The study concludes that maintenance service contracts that do not include performance measures with enforceable penalties result in inadequate maintenance and unreliable data. While this study does not recommend specific performance measures or penalties, examples from other states' contracts are included. The accuracy of surface temperature and precipitation forecasts at two stations is reviewed. The results indicate that although they do not guarantee forecast accuracy, accurate and available surface sensor data are necessary to provide reliable surface temperature forecasts. The study recommends that contracts for weather forecasts include the requirement that VDOT be notified prior to important precipitation events. Examples of suggested events and notification lead times from other states' contracts are included in the study.Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Transportation, under project no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Roads; Roads; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Be amazing : glow in the dark, control the weather, perform your own surgery, get out of jury duty, identify a witch, colonize a nation, impress a girl, make a zombie, start your own religion / by Koerth, Maggie,author.(CARDINAL)489255; Pearson, Will,author.(CARDINAL)545479; Hattikudur, Mangesh,author.(CARDINAL)545480;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Curiosities and wonders.; Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Intelligent and localized weather prediction / by Reiter, Elmar R.(CARDINAL)137056; Doyle, David K.; Teixeira, Luiz.; Strategic Highway Research Program (U.S.)(CARDINAL)298325; WELS Research Corporation.;
Executive summary -- Proposed tasks -- System design and operation -- Field testing results -- Outlook -- Appendix A: Roadweather Pro (release 1.01) (beta test version) -- Appendix B: Figures.This report provides details of the design of a 24-hour weather prediction system for snow and ice control operations in road maintenance. The system accounts for detailed terrain effects on weather. Output is provided either in terms of weather maps at 3-hour intervals for meteorological users, or in terms of easy to read icons indicating rain, snow, temperature and wind conditions, laid on top of terrain and road network displays. These icons can be shown as time-lapsed sequences. Graphs of forecasts at specific locations can be manipulated by the user through simple mouse point-and-click actions, thus allowing forecast updates based upon local observations. The system has been tested extensively during the winter of 1991/92 and has performed excellently, providing details that go beyond those issued by the National Weather Service.
Subjects: Highway communications.; Pavements; Roads; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bad weather! / by Berrios, Frank,author.(CARDINAL)477394; Beavers, Ethen,illustrator.(CARDINAL)483581;
Batman and Superman join the Super Friends to stop Mr. Freeze from using his weather control machine.
Subjects: Fiction.; Superheroes; Weather;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Winter design storm factor determination for airports / by Mericas, Dean.(CARDINAL)315005; United States.Federal Aviation Administration.(CARDINAL)139906; Airport Cooperative Research Program.(CARDINAL)307624; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes glossary of abbreviations and acronyms (pages ix-x), and bibliographical references (page 45)."TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 81: Winter Design Storm Factor Determination for Airports identifies the relevant factors in defining a winter design storm for use in sizing airport deicing runoff management systems and components. The guidebook also provides a decision support tool for identifying an appropriate winter design storm for an airport-specific project; a review of regulations as they pertain to deicing runoff; and suggestions for target levels of service, including the acceptable level of risk of the designed system not meeting performance standards." -- from website.Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Technical reports.; Case studies.; Airports; Deicing chemicals; Airports; Ice prevention and control;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Weather / by Beaton, Clare.(CARDINAL)720424;
Subjects: Controlled vocabularies.; English language; French language materials; French language; Weather;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Storm tracker [videorecording] / by Done, Harris.; Estevez, Rene.; Fine, Diane.; McIntire, Christian.; Perry, Luke.; Phillips, Patrick.; Roth, Phillip.; Sheen, Martin.(CARDINAL)161755; Digiview Entertainment.; Maverick Entertainment, Inc.; York Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Ben Kufrin ; directed by Harris Done.Rene Estevez, Luke Perry, Martin Sheen.A meteorologist is ordered to assist an Air Force General in a secret operation to attempt to control weather patterns, inadvertently precipitating a hurricane that threatens to destroy Los Angeles.DVD; stereo sound; interactive menus.
Subjects: Feature films.; Hurricanes; Meteorologists;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The avengers [videorecording] / by Broadbent, Jim.(CARDINAL)432666; Chechik, Jeremiah.; Connery, Sean.(CARDINAL)527366; Fiennes, Ralph.(CARDINAL)341238; MacPherson, Don.; Thurman, Uma.(CARDINAL)378456; Warner Bros.;
Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent.On an island in the middle of London, an evil meteorologist has constructed a titanic structure that allows him to control the weatherRated PG-13.Blu-ray ; requires Blu-ray player
Subjects: Action and adventure films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Olivia and the rain dance / by Testa, Maggie.(CARDINAL)355159; Stern, Michael.(CARDINAL)521218; Wolek, Guy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)642626; Nickelodeon (Television network)(CARDINAL)355302;
Olivia, Ian, and Francine want to have a boat race, but there is no water in the pond. Can Olivia control the weather to make it rain?460LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Olivia (Fictitious character from Falconer); Olivia (Fictitious character from Falconer); Rain and rainfall.; Rain and rainfall; Readers; Ship models.; Ship models; Swine;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 35
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Understanding Weather: [videorecording]: Learn all about Weather systems, patterns and what you can do to predict, prepare & plan ahead/
Digital video disc.System requirements:
Subjects: Clouds.; Fog.; How Weather can affect you.; Revlative Humidity.; Weather & Animals.; Weather Behavior.; .Weather.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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