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sound-pressure level

sound-pressure level Sound-pressure level is a measure of how strong a sound is, expressed in decibels.

Sound-pressure level is a measure of how strong a sound is, expressed in decibels. In this context, it is used as an acoustic indicator to compare environmental noise, such as the louder sound from an aircraft flying lower overhead.

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Drafting source: Memoli Gianluca; Hamilton-Fletcher Giles; Mitchell Steve. Soundscape Assessment of Aircraft Height and Size. 2018; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02492; article XML SHA-256 75ed093a2d2c5710e3417b54dc4f5339645aaf5b9543cc07e48f0a6f91509db6. “Soundscape Assessment of Aircraft Height and Size” (10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02492).
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