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 |
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| 202502 | LH1-10 | AR | 273 | -115 | -115 | -114 | -114 | -115 | -117 | -117 | -118 | -117 | -118 | -120 | -125 | -130 | -134 | -136 | -138 | -140 | -142 | -144 | -143 | -141 | -135 | -129 | -125 | -126 |
| 202501 | LH1-10 | AR | 744 | -115 | -115 | -114 | -114 | -115 | -116 | -116 | -117 | -116 | -118 | -119 | -124 | -128 | -132 | -134 | -137 | -139 | -141 | -142 | -142 | -140 | -136 | -131 | -128 | -124 |