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 | LHZ | AR | 632 | -180 | -181 | -182 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -181 | -177 | -174 | -166 | -161 | -156 | -156 | -153 |
| 202512 | LHZ | AR | 731 | -181 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -184 | -183 | -181 | -177 | -173 | -165 | -157 | -152 | -154 | -153 |
| 202511 | LHZ | AR | 661 | -182 | -183 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -186 | -185 | -184 | -181 | -178 | -175 | -168 | -163 | -160 | -157 | -156 |
| 202510 | LHZ | AR | 409 | -182 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -187 | -187 | -186 | -185 | -183 | -179 | -176 | -168 | -163 | -161 | -157 | -157 |
| 202509 | LHZ | AR | 656 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -184 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -187 | -187 | -186 | -185 | -183 | -179 | -177 | -171 | -165 | -163 | -160 | -160 |
| 202508 | LHZ | AR | 703 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -184 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -186 | -186 | -186 | -185 | -183 | -178 | -174 | -168 | -163 | -164 | -164 | -159 |
| 202507 | LHZ | AR | 645 | -181 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -186 | -186 | -185 | -182 | -177 | -175 | -168 | -164 | -166 | -167 | -163 |
| 202506 | LHZ | AR | 675 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -187 | -187 | -187 | -186 | -184 | -179 | -176 | -169 | -164 | -166 | -168 | -163 |
| 202505 | LHZ | AR | 741 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -186 | -187 | -187 | -187 | -186 | -184 | -179 | -176 | -169 | -166 | -167 | -165 | -160 |
| 202504 | LHZ | AR | 718 | -182 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -186 | -187 | -187 | -186 | -185 | -182 | -178 | -174 | -167 | -164 | -164 | -162 | -159 |
| 202503 | LHZ | AR | 743 | -181 | -181 | -182 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -182 | -182 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -183 | -181 | -178 | -174 | -167 | -162 | -160 | -158 | -156 |
| 202502 | LHZ | AR | 652 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -186 | -185 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -183 | -180 | -177 | -171 | -163 | -156 | -154 | -157 | -153 |
| 202501 | LHZ | AR | 659 | -180 | -182 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -184 | -184 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -183 | -184 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -185 | -183 | -181 | -177 | -173 | -166 | -160 | -155 | -155 | -155 |