Differences in subjective loudness and annoyance depending on the road traffic noise spectrum

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Torija, Antonio J ^a   Flindell, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT EFFECTS; FREQUENCY CONTENTS; MAIN ROADS; ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE; TYPICAL URBAN; URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

NOISE POLLUTION;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND DETECTION; TRAFFIC NOISE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; JUDGMENT; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893231901     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.4842456     Document Type: Article

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