| Title | Baseline Ambient Sound Levels in Point Reyes National Seashore |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 60400 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Lee, Cynthia; MacDonald, John |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Western-Pacific Region |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 20110300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | 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 (July - August 2009) and winter (January – February 2010), the Volpe Center conducted baseline ambient sound level measurements in Point Reyes National Seashore. Approximately one month of acoustical and meteorological data were measured at four sites throughout the park. This document summarizes the results of the noise measurement study. |
| Public Note | 131 pages |
| Rosap ID | dot:12382 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12382 |
| TRT Terms | Aircraft noise; Noise; Data collection; National parks; Ambient noise |
| General Subjects | Air tours, Air Tour Management Plan |
| Classification | AGR - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS; AGR - IMPACTS - Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Aviation Energy and Environment |
| Geographical Coverage |
California |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1622422 |
| Contract Number | FP-01/JD857 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FAA-16-20 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/60000/60400/60400/Point_Reyes_ambient_sound_levels.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |