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ARoad Weather Information System (RWIS) comprisesautomatic weather stations (AWS) (often technically referred to asEnvironmental Sensor Stations (ESS) as they also cover non-meteorological variables) in the field, a communication system for data transfer, and central systems to collect field data from numerous ESS. These stations measure real-time atmospheric parameters, pavement conditions, water level conditions, visibility, and sometimes other variables. Central RWIS hardware and software are used to process observations from ESS to developnowcasts orforecasts, and to display or disseminate road weather information in a format that can be easily interpreted by a manager. RWIS data are used by road operators and maintainers to support decision making.[1] Real-time RWIS data is also used byAutomated Warning Systems (AWS). The spatial and temporal resolution of a station network can be that of amesonet or sometimes a constituent network in a network of station networks comprising a mesonet. The data is often considered proprietary although it is typically ingested into the majornumerical weather predictionmodels.
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