Reduction in calculated uncertainty of a noise map by improving the traffic model data through two phases

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 761-768

  Ausejo, M ^a   Recuero, M ^a   Asensio, C ^a   Pavon I ^a  

^a Centro Mixto Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Universidad Politecnica de Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INPUT DATAS; MALLORCA; MODEL INPUTS; NOISE LEVELS; NOISE MAP; ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE; TRAFFIC MODEL;

INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NOISE POLLUTION;

EID: 80052507011     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918456     Document Type: Article

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