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Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry

Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry. Leon F. Osborne, Jr. President / CEO Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc. Surface Transportation Weather. Application and use of weather data & information to support roads, rail, pipeline and waterways.

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Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry

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  1. Weather Analysis and Forecasting for the Surface Transportation Industry Leon F. Osborne, Jr.President / CEOMeridian Environmental Technology, Inc.

  2. Surface Transportation Weather • Application and use of weather data & information to support roads, rail, pipeline and waterways • Greatest emphasis has been on roads • Relatively young community that has become energized in the past 15 years

  3. Explosion in ‘Road Weather’

  4. Meridian • Founded in 1996 to provide advanced technology & innovative weather-related solutions in transportation, energy, and agriculture markets • A national leader in road weather research, development and delivery of operational road weather solutions • 511 ATIS • Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) • Pavement condition prediction

  5. Surface Transportation Weather Industry Challenges • Science: Need better observations & understanding of planetary and surface boundary layers • Improve the weather forecasting enterprise • Education: Need better preparation of students entering ‘professional’ meteorology • Increase university responsiveness to needs of industry • Culture: Need to raise awareness of public & private weather sectors on the requirements of ‘end users’ • Respect the needs of the surface transportation community

  6. MDC Maintenance Data Collection Thank You!

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