A new analytical method for the calculation of outdoor noise propagation

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-127

  Defrance, J ^a   Gabillet, Y ^a  

^a Ctr Sci et Tech du Bat 24 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Atmospheric refraction; Ground effect; Outdoor sound propagation; Sound diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038607542     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(98)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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