A-weighted sound pressure level as a loudness/annoyance indicator for environmental sounds - Could it be improved? [Appl Acoust 68 (2007) 58-70] (DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2006.02.004);A-weighted sound pressure level as a loudness/annoyance indicator for environmental sounds - Could it be improved?

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-70

  Parmanen, Juhani ^a  

^a Nuottakuninkaantie 6 B 9   (Finland)

Author keywords

A weighted sound pressure level; Environmental sounds; Equal loudness contours; Loudness

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ACOUSTIC WAVES; FUNCTIONS; STANDARDS;

A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDS; EQUAL-LOUDNESS CONTOURS; LOUDNESS;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 33748682524     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2006.09.006     Document Type: Erratum

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