SOUND EXPOSURE LEVEL VERSUS DISTANCE CURVES FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT

This report provides sound exposure level (SEL) data for civil aircraft in a form useful for day/night average level (Ldn) calculations. The SEL data are presented in tabular form in this report; the report also briefly summarizes the data sources and technical analyses used in developing the noise data.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Incorporated

  1701 North Fort Myer Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States 

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Noise Abatement and Control
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • BISHOP, D E
  • Mills, J F
  • Beckmann, J M
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft noise; Civil aviation; Crash exposure; Curve fitting; Daily; Distance; Environment; Noise; Propeller driven aircraft; Sound level; Statistics; Surveys; Tables (Data); Turbojet engines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure; Intensity; Sources
• Old TRIS Terms: Day night levels; Environmental surveys
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145865
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: BBN-2759R
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-2265
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM