A model to predict the sound reflection from forests

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-85

  Wunderli, J M ^a   Salomons, E M ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELS; REFLECTION; TABLE LOOKUP;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CALCULATION PROCEDURES; DIRECTIVITY PATTERNS; FOREST EDGES; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES; LOOK-UP TABLES; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCES; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; SOUND PROPAGATION; SOUND REFLECTIONS; SPHERICAL WAVES; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 62949112105     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918129     Document Type: Article

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