Community Noise Exposure Resulting from Aircraft Operations. Appendix: NOISEMAP Program Operator's Manual.
Abstract
This report delineates the program operator changes consistent with the additional developments made on the computer program described in AMRL-TR-73-109 (AD-A004 821). The added capabilities and improved diagnostics that form NOISEMAP 3.2 are discussed. NOISEMAP 3.2 is used Air Force-wide to compute community noise exposure from aircraft flying and ground runup operations for preparing/assessing candidate Environmental Impact Statements and planning compatible land use in the vicinity of air installations. Improvements made to NOISEMAP include: (1) Optional outputs in terms of day-night average sound level, noise exposure forecast, and these measures with tone correction and ground runup penalty weightings; (2) Optional contour plotting on a line printer when sophisticated contour plotting software and hardware are not available; (3) Optional capability to perform the noise exposure computations over limited areas rather than the entire airbase vicinity; (4) Computation of the area contained within specified noise exposure contours; (5) Variable grid spacing of the computations to provide sufficient data points in high gradient noise exposure regions; and (6) Plotting of the aircraft altitude profiles to aid in checking the input operational data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA022911
Entities
People
- Nicolaas H. Reddingius
Organizations
- BBN Technologies