Reduction of blast noise by a snow cover

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 200-203

  Albert, Donald G ^a  

^a Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; DETONATION; EXPLOSIVES; SENSORS; SNOW; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BLAST NOISE; SNOW COVER;

NOISE ABATEMENT;

EID: 0037596816     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.2839691     Document Type: Article

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