Appendix B – References

I. Metadata References:

Federal Geographic Data Committee, Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, FGDC-STD-001-1998.

Federal Geographic Data Committee, Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbook, Version 2.0, May 1, 2000.

Federal Highway Administration. Metadata Task Force Data Dictionary – Critical Owner Provided Fields. Clarus Initiative.
http://www.clarusinitiative.org/documents.htm#metadata

Federal Highway Administration. Metadata Task Force Data Dictionary – Optional Owner Provided Fields. Clarus Initiative.
http://www.clarusinitiative.org/documents.htm#metadata

Hart, D and H. Phillips, Metadata Primer – A “How To” Guide on Metadata Implementation, University of Wisconsin website.
http://www.lic.wisc.edu/metadata/metaprim.htm

Leroy, M. Meteorological Measurement Representativity, Nearby Obstacles Influence, 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, American Meteorological Society, January 11-16, 1998.

US Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, Data Documentation for Data Set 9767B, Master Station History Report, December 31, 2002.
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/documentlibrary/tddoc/td9767b.pdf

US Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Metadata Management – Survey to Operations (Draft), June 2003.
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/uscrn/documentation/metadata/MetaDataMangt.doc

US Department of Transportation. National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) – Object Definitions for Environmental Sensor Stations NTCIP 1204, November 23, 2001.

Viront-Lazar, A. and P. Seurer, Metadata for Climate Data, A Geographic Data Base Model for Station History, First IEEE Metadata Conference, April 16-18, 1996.
http://www.computer.org/conferences/meta96/lazar/paper.html?SMSESSION=NO

II. Siting Guideline References:

Borgen, Jorgen, et al. The Impact of Screening on Road Surface Temperature. Meteorological Applications, Vol. 7 pp.97-104. 2000.

Boselly, S.E., J.E. Thornes, and C. Ulburg. Road Weather Information Systems Volume 1, Research Report.Strategic Highway Research Program Publication - SHRP-H-350, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1993.
http://www4.trb.org/trb/onlinepubs.nsf/web/Highway_Operations_Reports

Boselly, S.E., and D.D. Ernst. Road Weather Information Systems Volume 2, Implementation Guide.Strategic Highway Research Program Publication - SHRP-H-351, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1993.
http://www4.trb.org/trb/onlinepubs.nsf/web/Highway_Operations_Reports

Chapman, Lee, et al. Statistical Modelling of Road Surface Temperature from a Geographical Parameter Database. University of Birmingham, Climate & Atmospheric Research Group website.
http://www.cert.bham.ac.uk/research/urgent/Statisticalmodel.pdf

Goodwin, L., Best Practices for Road Weather Management, Version 2.0, prepared by Mitretek Systems for the FHWA Road Weather Management Program, May 2003.
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/best_practices/CaseStudiesFINALv2-RPT.pdf

Keep, Dale. Roadway Weather Information Systems (RWIS), Ice and Snow Technologies, LLC, Report, 2004.
http://www.iceandsnowtechnologies.com/articles/RWISarticle.pdf

National Weather Service. Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) User’s Guide, March 1998.

National Weather Service. Operations and Services, Surface Observing Program (Land), Instrument Requirements and Standards for the NWS Surface Observing Programs. Policy Directive 10-1302, October 17, 2003.

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology - Services and Supporting Research. Federal Standard for Siting Meteorological Sensors at Airports. FCM-S4-1994, August 1994.
http://www.ofcm.gov/siting/text/a-cover.htm

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology - Services and Supporting Research. Weather Information for Surface Transportation, National Needs Assessment Report. FCM-R18-2002, December 2002.
http://www.ofcm.gov/wist_report/wist-report.htm

US Department of Interior, National Wildfire Coordinating Group. National Fire Danger Rating System Weather Station Standards, March 2003.
http://www.fs.fed.us/raws/standards/NFDRS_final_rev032003.pdf

US Environmental Protection Agency. Meteorological Monitoring Guidance for Regulatory Modelling Applications. EPA-454/R-99-005, February 2000.
http://www.epa.gov/scram001/guidance/met/mmgrma.pdf

US Environmental Protection Agency. Stormwater Guide. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System website.
www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/sw_swppp_guide.pdf.

Vaisala, Inc. State of Nevada DOT Thermal Mapping Final Report 2000, 2000.

World Meteorological Organization: Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation, Sixth Edition, WMO-No. 8, 1996.

Zwahlen, H.T., et al. Evaluation of ODOT Roadway/Weather Sensor Systems for Snow and Ice Removal Operations Part I: RWIS. Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory, Ohio University, June 2003.