A feasibility study of a system of urban snow removal and storage, integrated with air conditioning: Part II: Snow conveying and storage facilities and economy of the system.

Comparison of snow-removal technologies practised in the cities along the Sea of Japan

“…Undoubtedly, snow-removal capacity and cost of construction and maintenance vary widely depending upon the area’s conditions. Still, it would be useful to make an attempt and thus typical cases are examined here (Umemura and others, 1985). They are the snow-melting pipe system of Nagaoka City with serviced length of 107.1 km and the snow-dumping channel of Ojiya City with serviced length of 1.6 km.…”