Research Article

Methodology to Forecast Road Surface Temperature with Principal Components Analysis and Partial Least-Square Regression: Application to an Urban Configuration

Table 5

Results of PLS models based on interpolated profiles for two dates.

PLS configurationDateRST measured (°C)RST forecast (°C)Bias Standard deviation

2 factors used out of 6 of the PLS model using 8 samples2012-12-110.41.3
2013-03-220.81.2

2 factors used out of 4 of the PLS model based on 6 samples2012-12-110.41.0
2013-03-220.81.2