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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200711 | LHE | AR | 431 | -134 | -134 | -134 | -134 | -133 | -132 | -133 | -135 | -137 | -141 | -144 | -148 | -151 | -153 | -157 | -158 | -154 | -144 | -139 | -141 | -140 |
| 200710 | LHE | AR | 738 | -136 | -136 | -135 | -135 | -135 | -133 | -133 | -136 | -138 | -141 | -143 | -146 | -149 | -151 | -154 | -156 | -152 | -145 | -140 | -137 | -136 |
| 200709 | LHE | AR | 712 | -138 | -138 | -138 | -138 | -137 | -136 | -136 | -138 | -140 | -143 | -145 | -148 | -150 | -152 | -155 | -155 | -151 | -145 | -140 | -141 | -139 |
| 200708 | LHE | AR | 729 | -139 | -140 | -140 | -141 | -140 | -139 | -140 | -141 | -144 | -146 | -148 | -150 | -152 | -154 | -157 | -156 | -153 | -148 | -145 | -145 | -144 |
| 200707 | LHE | AR | 732 | -140 | -140 | -140 | -141 | -140 | -138 | -138 | -141 | -143 | -146 | -148 | -151 | -153 | -155 | -158 | -158 | -156 | -150 | -143 | -144 | -141 |
| 200706 | LHE | AR | 667 | -138 | -138 | -138 | -138 | -137 | -136 | -137 | -139 | -141 | -144 | -146 | -149 | -150 | -153 | -155 | -155 | -152 | -146 | -143 | -145 | -143 |
| 200705 | LHE | AR | 735 | -139 | -138 | -138 | -138 | -137 | -136 | -137 | -139 | -141 | -143 | -146 | -149 | -150 | -152 | -155 | -155 | -151 | -145 | -143 | -143 | -141 |
| 200704 | LHE | AR | 689 | -133 | -132 | -132 | -132 | -132 | -131 | -132 | -134 | -136 | -139 | -141 | -143 | -145 | -148 | -150 | -151 | -149 | -144 | -139 | -139 | -133 |
| 200703 | LHE | AR | 688 | -136 | -135 | -134 | -135 | -134 | -132 | -134 | -136 | -138 | -141 | -144 | -147 | -148 | -151 | -154 | -155 | -152 | -147 | -142 | -139 | -137 |
| 200702 | LHE | AR | 670 | -134 | -133 | -132 | -132 | -131 | -129 | -129 | -132 | -134 | -136 | -139 | -143 | -145 | -148 | -152 | -154 | -152 | -145 | -139 | -135 | -135 |
| 200701 | LHE | AR | 744 | -132 | -131 | -130 | -130 | -129 | -128 | -129 | -131 | -134 | -137 | -140 | -144 | -147 | -150 | -153 | -154 | -150 | -142 | -138 | -137 | -136 |
| 200612 | LHE | AR | 744 | -133 | -133 | -132 | -132 | -131 | -130 | -131 | -133 | -136 | -139 | -142 | -145 | -147 | -150 | -153 | -154 | -150 | -143 | -138 | -137 | -136 |
| 200611 | LHE | AR | 720 | -135 | -135 | -134 | -134 | -133 | -132 | -133 | -135 | -138 | -141 | -144 | -147 | -149 | -152 | -155 | -155 | -152 | -146 | -140 | -139 | -136 |
| 200610 | LHE | AR | 709 | -136 | -137 | -136 | -136 | -135 | -133 | -134 | -136 | -139 | -142 | -145 | -148 | -150 | -153 | -156 | -157 | -152 | -146 | -141 | -140 | -139 |
| 200609 | LHE | AR | 684 | -137 | -137 | -137 | -137 | -136 | -135 | -136 | -138 | -141 | -144 | -146 | -149 | -151 | -153 | -156 | -156 | -152 | -147 | -141 | -142 | -139 |
| 200608 | LHE | AR | 744 | -139 | -139 | -139 | -139 | -138 | -137 | -138 | -139 | -142 | -145 | -147 | -150 | -152 | -155 | -158 | -158 | -153 | -147 | -144 | -144 | -141 |
| 200607 | LHE | AR | 744 | -139 | -139 | -139 | -139 | -138 | -136 | -137 | -139 | -141 | -143 | -145 | -148 | -150 | -152 | -155 | -155 | -150 | -146 | -143 | -143 | -143 |
| 200606 | LHE | AR | 693 | -137 | -137 | -137 | -137 | -137 | -136 | -136 | -138 | -141 | -143 | -146 | -150 | -152 | -154 | -156 | -156 | -149 | -144 | -141 | -145 | -140 |
| 200605 | LHE | AR | 744 | -137 | -137 | -136 | -137 | -136 | -134 | -135 | -137 | -140 | -142 | -145 | -148 | -149 | -151 | -154 | -154 | -149 | -145 | -141 | -142 | -140 |
| 200604 | LHE | AR | 716 | -132 | -132 | -132 | -131 | -130 | -130 | -130 | -132 | -135 | -137 | -140 | -142 | -144 | -146 | -149 | -150 | -147 | -143 | -140 | -138 | -134 |
| 200603 | LHE | AR | 740 | -129 | -128 | -128 | -128 | -128 | -127 | -128 | -130 | -132 | -134 | -136 | -139 | -141 | -143 | -147 | -149 | -147 | -142 | -138 | -136 | -134 |
| 200602 | LHE | AR | 671 | -133 | -133 | -132 | -132 | -132 | -131 | -131 | -134 | -136 | -138 | -141 | -145 | -147 | -150 | -153 | -154 | -149 | -143 | -138 | -137 | -138 |
| 200601 | LHE | AR | 741 | -129 | -128 | -128 | -127 | -126 | -126 | -127 | -130 | -131 | -134 | -137 | -141 | -143 | -147 | -151 | -153 | -148 | -142 | -136 | -135 | -132 |