Noise abatement in a pine plantation

R. E. Leonard; L. P. Herrington

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Noise abatement in a pine plantation

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. E. Leonard, L. P. Herrington

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-140. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6p.

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Abstract

Observations on sound propagation were made in two red pine plantations. Measurements were taken of attenuation of prerecorded frequencies at various distances from the sound source. Sound absorption was strongly dependent on frequencies. Peak absorption was at 500 Hz.

Citation

Leonard, R. E.; Herrington, L. P. 1971. Noise abatement in a pine plantation. Research Note NE-140. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6p.