Climate change adaptation strategies for transportation infrastructure in Prince George, Canada

IM Picketts, J Andrey, L Matthews, SJ Déry… - Regional environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Transport infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to climate impacts as it is designed for long
operational lives, and both episodic and seasonal conditions contribute to deterioration …

[HTML][HTML] Planning for winter road maintenance in the context of climate change

L Matthews, J Andrey, I Picketts - Weather, climate, and society, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Winter weather creates mobility challenges for most northern jurisdictions, leading to
significant expenditures on winter road maintenance (WRM) activities. While the science …

Development of a flexible winter severity index for snow and ice control

L Matthews, J Andrey, D Hambly… - Journal of Cold Regions …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Snow removal and ice control are critical to the safe and efficient use of roadways in much of
the world. Tools that help road authorities plan for, assess, and communicate about winter …

[PDF][PDF] Operational winter severity indices in Canada–from concept to practice

L Matthews, J Andrey, I Minokhin, M Perchanok - Planning, 2017 - researchgate.net
Efficient and effective winter road maintenance programs are crucial for the safe use of
roadways in all 34 winter climates. There is an increasing demand for tools that assist road …

The spatiotemporal variations of winter severity over North America

C Liu, S Feng, W Huang - International Journal of Climatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Winter severity affects many aspects of life, including traffic, public health, and the behaviour
of animals and plants. The newly developed accumulated winter season severity index …

Climate change and winter road maintenance: Planning for change in the city of Prince George, British Columbia

L Matthews - 2014 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Throughout Canada, significant resources are dedicated to winter road maintenance (WRM)
activities. While changes in technology and materials are affecting WRM decisions, climate …

Data-driven climate indices as a climate translation service

L Matthews - 2020 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Weather and climate have a powerful influence on humans and society. The ways in which
individuals, organizations, and communities are sensitive to weather and climate varies …