A Decision Support Tool for A Decision Support Tool for Highway Maintenance: Highway Maintenance: A First Principle Thermal Mapping A First Principle Thermal Mapping Model Model & & Edward E. Adams Edward E. Adams WTI / MSU Bozeman, MT WTI / MSU Bozeman, MT Allen R. Curran Allen R. Curran ThermoAnalytics Inc. Calumet, MI ThermoAnalytics Inc. Calumet, MI Sponsored by Montana Department of Sponsored by Montana Department of Transportation Transportation by Peter by Peter Gauer Gauer
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A Decision Support Tool for Highway Maintenance:A Decision Support Tool for Highway Maintenance:
A First Principle Thermal Mapping ModelA First Principle Thermal Mapping Model
& & Edward E. AdamsEdward E. Adams
WTI / MSU Bozeman, MTWTI / MSU Bozeman, MT
Allen R. CurranAllen R. CurranThermoAnalytics Inc. Calumet, MIThermoAnalytics Inc. Calumet, MI
Sponsored by Montana Department of Transportation Sponsored by Montana Department of Transportation
by Peter Gauerby Peter Gauer
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
PotentialPotential BenefitsBenefits
• Information for Maintenance DecisionsInformation for Maintenance Decisions• De-Icing De-Icing • Anti-IcingAnti-Icing
• Information for PublicInformation for Public• Freeze WarningFreeze Warning• Road Weather ConditionsRoad Weather Conditions
Meso-Scale Model I (Bozeman Area)Meso-Scale Model I (Bozeman Area)
Simulation were made using ARPS developed by the Center of Prediction and Analysis of Storms
[m/s]
M
Wind field simulation for Bozeman Area 19/11/2000 19:00 UTC
Meso-Scale Model II (MBZH)Meso-Scale Model II (MBZH)
Comparison between Simulation and Measurements: 05/12/2000-05/14/2000
G[W/m2]
Ta
[C]
M
[m/s]
L[W/m2]
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
WinTherm I (I-90 Rocky Canyon)WinTherm I (I-90 Rocky Canyon)
Thermal Map
Period05/06/2000 06:00 MDT05/08/2000 14:00 MDT
Surface Temperature Tsfc
Color Coded in C
Temperature at MM319
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
WinTherm II (I-90 MM319)WinTherm II (I-90 MM319)
Comparison between 2 Simulations and Measurements
Tsfc
[C]
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
WinTherm III (I-90 MM319)WinTherm III (I-90 MM319)
Comparison between Simulation and Measurements
Tsfc
[C]
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks
• A successful implementation of the A successful implementation of the thermal model chain can be a useful thermal model chain can be a useful tactical decision support tool for winter tactical decision support tool for winter highway management. highway management.
• Coupled with a snowpack model, it can Coupled with a snowpack model, it can also be a tool to predicted snowpack also be a tool to predicted snowpack stability and to forecast avalanche stability and to forecast avalanche hazard threatening highway sections.hazard threatening highway sections.
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University-Bozeman
What need to be done further?What need to be done further?
• Meteo-Model Meteo-Model (Improvement of the (Improvement of the Meteorological Input Data for Wintherm)Meteorological Input Data for Wintherm)::