RoadSurf 1.1: open-source road weather model library

Karsisto, Virve Eveliina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4837-2024

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4837-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4837-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

Development and technical paper

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20 Jun 2024

Development and technical paper |

| 20 Jun 2024

RoadSurf 1.1: open-source road weather model library

Virve Eveliina Karsisto

Data sets

RoadSurf library evaluation study dataset V. Karsisto https://doi.org/10.57707/fmi-b2share.b88051bf2f9e4fb0b402a625ac9155f0

Model code and software

RoadSurf 1.1 V. Karsisto et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8246081

Codes used in data processing in a study related to manuscript: RoadSurf 1.1: open-source road weather model library V. Karsisto https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8138113

Short summary

RoadSurf is an open-source library that contains functions from the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s road weather model. The evaluation of the library shows that it is well suited for making road surface temperature forecasts. The evaluation was done by making forecasts for about 400 road weather stations in Finland with the library. Accurate forecasts help road authorities perform salting and plowing operations at the right time and keep roads safe for drivers.