Noise pollution mapping approach and accuracy on landscape scales

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 449, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-125

  Iglesias Merchan, Carlos ^a   Diaz Balteiro, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Kappa; Landscape metrics; Noise map; Scale; Soundscape; Traffic noise

Indexed keywords

KAPPA; LANDSCAPE METRICS; NOISE MAP; SCALE; SOUNDSCAPES; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; MAPPING; NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION;

NOISE POLLUTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; MAPPING; NATIONAL PARK; NOISE POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING METHOD; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KAPPA STATISTICS; LANDSCAPE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOUND PRESSURE; SPAIN; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NOISE; SPAIN;

MADRID [SPAIN]; MANZANARES RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 84873975933     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.063     Document Type: Article

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