The effects of vegetation on the perception of traffic noise

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-56

  Watts, Greg ^a   Chinn, Linda ^a   Godfrey, Nigel ^a  

^a TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Noise barriers; Noise ratings; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013159215     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(98)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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