Noise Levels at Different Periods
The table below gives the decibel 10% noise level (in db) for each month in
several period bands. The 10% noise level is defined as the signal
level not exceeded 10% of the time, based on hourly measurements. Each entry in the
table is color coded with reference to the New Low Noise Model (NLNM, Peterson, 1993):
navy, -6 db < value-NLNM < -3 db
blue, -3 db < value-NLNM < 3 db
aqua, 3 db < value-NLNM < 6 db
lime, 6 db < value-NLNM < 9 db
yellow, 9 db < value-NLNM < 12 db
orange, 12 db < value-NLNM < 15 db
red, 15 db < value-NLNM < 20 db
fuchsia, 20 db < value-NLNM < 25 db
silver, value-NLNM < -6 db, value-NLNM > 25 db
Black indicates that there was an insufficient number of hourly measurements to calculate a noise level.
| Month | Chan. | Qual. | # obs. | 268s | 228s | 193s | 164s | 139s | 118s | 100s | 85s | 72s | 61s | 52s | 44s | 37s | 32s | 27s | 23s | 19s | 16s | 14s | 12s | 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201111 | LHN | AR | 400 | -150 | -151 | -152 | -152 | -153 | -155 | -156 | -158 | -160 | -162 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -166 | -166 | -161 | -153 | -145 | -142 | -142 | -142 |
| 201110 | LHN | AR | 744 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -167 | -167 | -169 | -170 | -171 | -171 | -172 | -171 | -169 | -166 | -161 | -152 | -147 | -146 | -145 | -143 |
| 201109 | LHN | AR | 715 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -167 | -168 | -169 | -170 | -170 | -171 | -170 | -169 | -167 | -162 | -153 | -149 | -146 | -146 | -144 |
| 201108 | LHN | AR | 744 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -167 | -167 | -168 | -167 | -167 | -164 | -160 | -153 | -148 | -147 | -149 | -146 |
| 201107 | LHN | AR | 744 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -158 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -165 | -165 | -165 | -165 | -163 | -160 | -155 | -149 | -148 | -149 | -146 |
| 201106 | LHN | AR | 720 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -165 | -165 | -166 | -165 | -164 | -163 | -159 | -153 | -147 | -146 | -149 | -144 |
| 201105 | LHN | AR | 719 | -156 | -157 | -157 | -158 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -160 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -160 | -157 | -153 | -149 | -147 | -147 | -146 |
| 201104 | LHN | AR | 720 | -155 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -159 | -159 | -160 | -160 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -162 | -161 | -160 | -159 | -156 | -151 | -146 | -146 | -146 | -143 |
| 201103 | LHN | AR | 744 | -158 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -162 | -162 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -164 | -163 | -162 | -158 | -151 | -146 | -144 | -143 | -141 |
| 201102 | LHN | AR | 668 | -152 | -152 | -153 | -154 | -154 | -155 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -158 | -160 | -161 | -163 | -163 | -163 | -159 | -151 | -145 | -143 | -143 | -142 |
| 201101 | LHN | AR | 742 | -148 | -150 | -151 | -151 | -152 | -154 | -155 | -156 | -158 | -159 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -163 | -159 | -150 | -143 | -141 | -142 | -138 |
| 201012 | LHN | AR | 744 | -147 | -147 | -148 | -150 | -151 | -152 | -154 | -155 | -157 | -158 | -159 | -161 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -162 | -154 | -148 | -144 | -143 | -143 |
| 201011 | LHN | AR | 720 | -151 | -153 | -153 | -155 | -156 | -156 | -158 | -159 | -161 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -166 | -165 | -161 | -153 | -146 | -142 | -141 | -142 |
| 201010 | LHN | AR | 700 | -161 | -163 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -166 | -168 | -169 | -169 | -170 | -170 | -170 | -170 | -167 | -162 | -153 | -146 | -144 | -144 | -142 |
| 201009 | LHN | AR | 706 | -160 | -161 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -167 | -168 | -169 | -170 | -170 | -169 | -168 | -166 | -159 | -153 | -148 | -146 | -148 | -147 |
| 201008 | LHN | AR | 744 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -167 | -168 | -169 | -169 | -169 | -168 | -166 | -161 | -153 | -147 | -148 | -151 | -146 |
| 201007 | LHN | AR | 744 | -157 | -159 | -159 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -167 | -168 | -168 | -167 | -167 | -164 | -161 | -154 | -148 | -148 | -150 | -145 |
| 201006 | LHN | AR | 720 | -155 | -157 | -158 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -164 | -163 | -162 | -159 | -153 | -148 | -147 | -150 | -146 |
| 201005 | LHN | AR | 744 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -164 | -164 | -164 | -162 | -160 | -153 | -148 | -147 | -149 | -143 |
| 201004 | LHN | AR | 695 | -156 | -158 | -159 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -165 | -165 | -165 | -163 | -160 | -152 | -145 | -143 | -144 | -140 |
| 201003 | LHN | AR | 744 | -157 | -159 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -165 | -166 | -166 | -166 | -164 | -158 | -150 | -144 | -142 | -143 | -136 |
| 201002 | LHN | AR | 671 | -148 | -149 | -150 | -152 | -154 | -155 | -156 | -157 | -158 | -159 | -161 | -162 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -160 | -153 | -146 | -143 | -142 | -141 |
| 201001 | LHN | AR | 526 | -147 | -148 | -149 | -150 | -151 | -153 | -153 | -155 | -156 | -157 | -159 | -160 | -161 | -162 | -161 | -158 | -149 | -142 | -140 | -140 | -134 |