Low frequency noise and infrasound from wind turbines

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-157

  O'Neal, Robert D ^a   Hellweg Jr , Robert D ^a   Lampeter, Richard M ^a  

^a Epsilon Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; FIELD STUDIES; INFRASOUND; LITERATURE SEARCH; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE; LOW-FREQUENCY SOUNDS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; TURBINE OPERATION; WIND ENERGY; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE NOISE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; THERMAL NOISE; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 79953803323     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.3549200     Document Type: Article

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