Baseline Ambient Sound Levels in Death Valley National Park
Lee C and MacDonald J. 2011. Baseline Ambient Sound Levels in Death Valley National Park. DOT-VNTSC-NPS-11-19. US Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation System. Washington DC
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with the cooperation of the National Park Service (NPS) and assistance of the U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is developing Air Tour Management Plans (ATMP) for all national parks with commercial air tours, with the exception of the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), tribal lands within or abutting the GCNP, air tour operations flying over or near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area solely as a transportation route to conduct an air tour over GCNP, Rocky Mountain National Park, and national park units located in Alaska. An important area of technical support is the determination of representative baseline ambient sound levels for the study parks. During the summer (April - May 2008), the Volpe Center conducted baseline ambient sound level measurements in Death Valley National Park. Approximately one month of acoustical and meteorological data were measured at seven sites. This document summarizes the results of the noise measurement study.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lee, Cynthia; MacDonald, John
- Date of Issue
- 2011-07
- Publisher
- US Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation System
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Acoustic, Acoustic Environment, Air Tour Management, ATMP, Death Valley, DEVA, Natural Sounds, Soundscape
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Soundscape | Soundscape