Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Baseline Ambient Sound Levels 2003

Lee CS, Roof CJ, Fleming G, MacDonald JM, Scarpone CJ, Malwitz AR. 2016. Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Baseline Ambient Sound Levels 2003

The FAA, with assistance of the Volpe Center’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division, and the NPS conducted baseline ambient sound level measurements during September 2003 – seven to ten days of acoustical and meteorological data were measured at two sites at Mount Rushmore. These sites were selected during multiple discussions between the FAA, the NPS, the Volpe Center, and Mount Rushmore NPS personnel. The primary goal of the site selection process was to identify the minimum number of field-measurement sites, which would allow for characterization of the baseline ambient sound levels throughout the entire memorial. This report details the results of these measurements.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Lee, Cynthia; Roof, Christopher; Fleming, Gregg; MacDonald, John; Scarpone, Christopher; Malwitz, Andrew
Date of Issue
2016
Units
MORU , NSNS , NSNSD
Keywords
Acoustic Monitoring, acoustical monitoring, baseline ambient, natural sound, sound level, Soundscape
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Soundscape | Soundscape

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