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. | 518s | 439s | 373s | 316s | 268s | 228s | 193s | 164s | 139s | 118s | 100s | 85s | 72s | 61s | 52s | 44s | 37s | 32s | 27s | 23s | 19s | 16s | 14s | 12s | 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202601 | LH2-10 | AR | 620 | -147 | -142 | -139 | -145 | -148 | -145 | -149 | -153 | -153 | -158 | -163 | -168 | -172 | -171 | -171 | -172 | -171 | -169 | -166 | -162 | -156 | -150 | -146 | -144 | -143 |
| 202512 | LH2-10 | AR | 728 | -147 | -144 | -142 | -146 | -149 | -150 | -147 | -153 | -153 | -158 | -162 | -166 | -172 | -173 | -174 | -174 | -173 | -172 | -169 | -166 | -159 | -154 | -155 | -159 | -158 |
| 202511 | LH2-10 | AR | 720 | -148 | -146 | -144 | -147 | -149 | -155 | -153 | -154 | -156 | -161 | -164 | -166 | -170 | -173 | -173 | -175 | -174 | -174 | -172 | -170 | -164 | -158 | -158 | -161 | -159 |
| 202510 | LH2-10 | AR | 744 | -146 | -144 | -143 | -146 | -148 | -155 | -156 | -155 | -155 | -160 | -163 | -164 | -168 | -172 | -173 | -174 | -175 | -174 | -173 | -170 | -165 | -159 | -159 | -161 | -158 |
| 202509 | LH2-10 | AR | 719 | -146 | -143 | -143 | -145 | -146 | -154 | -156 | -155 | -156 | -160 | -164 | -165 | -168 | -174 | -172 | -174 | -174 | -174 | -173 | -169 | -163 | -156 | -155 | -160 | -154 |
| 202508 | LH2-10 | AR | 744 | -145 | -142 | -141 | -144 | -147 | -154 | -154 | -155 | -156 | -160 | -164 | -165 | -170 | -174 | -172 | -174 | -173 | -173 | -171 | -168 | -162 | -157 | -156 | -160 | -157 |
| 202507 | LH2-10 | AR | 744 | -142 | -140 | -140 | -143 | -146 | -152 | -153 | -154 | -154 | -157 | -162 | -163 | -167 | -170 | -170 | -172 | -172 | -172 | -171 | -167 | -161 | -155 | -155 | -159 | -150 |
| 202506 | LH2-10 | AR | 720 | -144 | -140 | -140 | -143 | -146 | -150 | -150 | -153 | -154 | -157 | -162 | -164 | -169 | -172 | -172 | -173 | -173 | -173 | -171 | -168 | -162 | -156 | -155 | -159 | -149 |
| 202505 | LH2-10 | AR | 742 | -144 | -141 | -140 | -143 | -147 | -147 | -150 | -153 | -153 | -157 | -162 | -164 | -169 | -171 | -171 | -172 | -172 | -171 | -169 | -165 | -159 | -153 | -153 | -157 | -148 |
| 202504 | LH2-10 | AR | 714 | -147 | -142 | -141 | -144 | -147 | -145 | -148 | -153 | -153 | -157 | -162 | -166 | -171 | -172 | -172 | -173 | -172 | -171 | -168 | -164 | -157 | -151 | -149 | -150 | -147 |
| 202503 | LH2-10 | AR | 722 | -147 | -142 | -141 | -144 | -146 | -143 | -147 | -152 | -151 | -158 | -163 | -169 | -172 | -172 | -171 | -172 | -170 | -167 | -164 | -160 | -152 | -145 | -141 | -139 | -139 |
| 202502 | LH2-10 | AR | 672 | -146 | -141 | -139 | -145 | -148 | -145 | -150 | -153 | -153 | -160 | -164 | -170 | -172 | -172 | -171 | -172 | -169 | -166 | -163 | -160 | -153 | -147 | -144 | -141 | -140 |
| 202501 | LH2-10 | AR | 744 | -148 | -143 | -140 | -146 | -149 | -146 | -149 | -154 | -153 | -159 | -163 | -169 | -173 | -172 | -173 | -172 | -171 | -168 | -164 | -161 | -155 | -150 | -148 | -148 | -149 |