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Homestead National Monument Of America, Acoustic Monitoring Report, 2017, Emma Brown
Homestead National Monument Of America, Acoustic Monitoring Report, 2017, Emma Brown
United States National Park Service: Publications
Executive Summary
This report presents acoustical data gathered by Student Conservation Association interns and the Natural Resource Specialist at Homestead National Monument of America in 2017. Data were collected at one site to provide park managers with information about the acoustical environment, sources of noise, and the existing ambient sound levels within the monument. This deployment also captured acoustic conditions during the total solar eclipse on 8/21/2017. (Results of the eclipse monitoring effort are provided in Appendix B.)
In this deployment, sound pressure level (SPL) was measured continuously every second by a calibrated sound level meter. Other equipment included an …
Homestead National Monument Of America, Acoustic Monitoring, 2011-2012
Homestead National Monument Of America, Acoustic Monitoring, 2011-2012
United States National Park Service: Publications
Executive Summary
This report presents acoustical data gathered by Student Conservation Association interns and the Natural Resource Specialist at Homestead National Monument of America in 2011 and 2012. Data were collected at four sites to provide park managers with information on the acoustical environment, sources of noise, and the existing ambient sound levels within the monument. The data will also inform the park managers with information regarding the potential impact of traffic on Highway 4.
Monitoring occurred at each site during two different seasons (except HOME002) in order to document seasonal variations. In each deployment, sound pressure level (SPL) was …