The natural sonic environment, or soundscape, of parks and wilderness areas is not yet fully characterized in a scientific sense. Published research in the U.S. National Park System is generally based on short-term sound level measurements or visitor response surveys associated with regulatory evaluation of noise intrusions from motorized recreational vehicles, tour aircraft, or nearby industrial activity. This paper reviews the history of soundscape studies in the National Park System and describes several recent advances that will allow automated recording and analysis of long-term audio recordings covering days, weeks, and months at a time.

Authors: Chen, Zhixin; Gregoire, B. Jerry; Maher, Robert C.
Affiliation: Montana State University
AES Convention: 119 (October 2005) Paper Number: 6609
Publication Date: October 1, 2005 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Signal Processing
Permalink: http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=13297

Click to purchase paper as a non-member or login as an AES member. If your company or school subscribes to the E-Library then switch to the institutional version. If you are not an AES member and would like to subscribe to the E-Library then Join the AES!

This paper costs $33 for non-members and is free for AES members and E-Library subscribers.

Learn more about the AES E-Library

E-Library Location: (CD 119Papers)   /119/6609.pdf

Start a discussion about this paper!