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STEADY NOISE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Noise Pollution
CONT

Other factors being equal, a steady sound (such as that of a textile mill) will be less likely to damage hearing than one that is impulsive (as that of a pneumatic hammer or a drop forge).

CONT

Birds seem to adapt very quickly to the noise and spatial disturbances caused by dredging equipment --to the coming and going of ships and barges as well as the constant noise of pumps and engines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Pollution par le bruit
DEF

Bruit présentant des fluctuations de niveau négligeables au cours de la période d'observation.

CONT

En ce qui a trait aux nuisances sonores et spatiales, les oiseaux paraissent s'habituer très rapidement à la présence des équipements utilisés pour les travaux de dragage, au va-et-vient des navires ou des barges ainsi qu'au bruit continu généré par les pompes ou les moteurs des équipements.

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

(...) the effect of noise depends on characteristics of the ADF receiver (...) and also on the nature of the noise (e.g. steady noise, impulsive noise).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

(...) l'influence des parasites dépend des caractéristiques du récepteur du radiogoniomètre automatique (...) ainsi que de la nature des parasites (bruit à spectre continu, bruit erratique, etc.).

Spanish

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