Vaisala IceCast Road Surface Meteorology Training Course

General

This course will provide the trainees with a basic understanding of road meteorology through the interpretation of actual weather data and forecast information displayed in the IceView or IceWeb software. This course is aimed at trainees who wish to learn about the meteorological factors at work at the road or runway surface. 

Main Benefits

• Provides an introduction to road/pavement surface meteorology to allow the delegate to interpret the meteorological information they see in their day to day jobs
• Explains how the weather affects the actual and forecast pavement surface temperatures/conditions using familiar data displays

Course Program Outline

• The major air masses affecting the delegate’s treatment network
• The diurnal temperature cycle
• Heat balance at the road surface
• The influence of cloud cover on the road surface temperature
• Road surface states
• The formation of dew, frost and ice
• The characteristics of the main types of snow
• The impact of de-icing chemicals on the formation of ice
• Non-meteorological influences on the road surface temperature
• How are site-specific forecasts created