The primary focus of STWRC is research. STWRC research is organized into eight separate foci, each with a primary researcher. Please select from the projects below to get more information regarding each foci.

1. Road Weather Data Assimilation - Prof. Leon Osborne
2. Pavement Frost - Prof. Leon Osborne
3. Pavement Precipitation Accumulation - Dr. Mark Askelson
   • Improved Winter Precipitation Algorithm
   • Precipitation Data Sources
   • Mapping to Road Network
4. Blowing/drifting snow - Prof. Leon Osborne
   
   • A blowing and drifting snow algorithm supporting MDSS
5. Roadway visibility - Prof. Leon Osborne
6. The Advanced Pavement Condition Analysis and Prediction System - Prof. Leon Osborne
   
   • Pavement Condition Models
7. Spring Load Restriction Prediction - Jennifer Hanson
   
   • Load Restriction Modeling and Subsurface Temperatures
8. RWIS Validation and Testing - Jennifer Hanson
   
   • Research Proposal (requires STWRC internal login)