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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201105 | LHN-00 | AR | 187 | -148 | -148 | -150 | -151 | -153 | -156 | -158 | -161 | -164 | -168 | -172 | -174 | -176 | -176 | -176 | -172 | -166 | -161 | -159 | -158 | -154 |
| 201012 | LHN-00 | AR | 403 | -149 | -152 | -155 | -159 | -161 | -163 | -165 | -168 | -169 | -171 | -173 | -175 | -176 | -175 | -175 | -173 | -167 | -158 | -154 | -153 | -153 |
| 201011 | LHN-00 | AR | 635 | -151 | -153 | -156 | -158 | -160 | -161 | -163 | -166 | -168 | -170 | -173 | -175 | -176 | -176 | -175 | -171 | -165 | -157 | -152 | -150 | -151 |
| 201010 | LHN-00 | AR | 592 | -153 | -154 | -157 | -159 | -161 | -162 | -164 | -167 | -169 | -171 | -174 | -176 | -177 | -177 | -177 | -173 | -166 | -159 | -156 | -154 | -153 |
| 200901 | LHN-00 | AR | 258 | -145 | -149 | -153 | -157 | -160 | -163 | -164 | -166 | -168 | -169 | -171 | -173 | -175 | -176 | -174 | -170 | -165 | -160 | -155 | -152 | -151 |
| 200812 | LHN-00 | AR | 512 | -144 | -147 | -151 | -154 | -156 | -159 | -161 | -164 | -165 | -167 | -170 | -172 | -173 | -174 | -174 | -172 | -165 | -159 | -156 | -154 | -152 |
| 200811 | LHN-00 | AR | 485 | -150 | -152 | -154 | -157 | -159 | -161 | -162 | -164 | -166 | -169 | -171 | -173 | -175 | -176 | -175 | -173 | -168 | -161 | -157 | -155 | -152 |
| 200810 | LHN-00 | AR | 344 | -156 | -157 | -160 | -161 | -163 | -165 | -168 | -170 | -172 | -174 | -176 | -178 | -178 | -178 | -176 | -173 | -165 | -159 | -155 | -153 | -153 |
| 200809 | LHN-00 | AR | 296 | -154 | -156 | -159 | -161 | -164 | -166 | -168 | -170 | -172 | -175 | -177 | -178 | -178 | -177 | -175 | -170 | -164 | -159 | -157 | -154 | -153 |
| 200808 | LHN-00 | AR | 95 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 | 999 |