environment.propagation.outdoor_propagation
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Outdoor sound propagation: ISO 9613-2:1996 general method of calculation.
This part of ISO 9613 predicts octave-band attenuation of sound propagating outdoors from a point source to a receiver under conditions favourable to propagation (moderate downwind, or the equivalent moderate temperature inversion; ISO 9613-2:1996, clause 5). The equivalent-continuous downwind octave-band sound pressure level is (ISO 9613-2:1996):
with the octave-band sound power level, the
directivity correction
(directivity index plus a solid-angle index DOmega) and A the
octave-band attenuation, itself a sum of physical mechanisms:
Implemented here are the four general terms of clause 7:
Adivgeometrical divergence, (Eq. (7));Aatmatmospheric absorption, (Eq. (8)) withalphathe ISO 9613-1 coefficient supplied byair_absorption;Agrground effect, both the general per-region method of 7.3.1 with the Table 3 functionsa'/b'/c'/d'(Eq. (9)) and the alternative simplified method of 7.3.2 (Eq. (10));Abarscreening by a barrier, with theDzdiffraction formula of Eq. (14) including theC2/C3factors, the pathlength differencez(Eq. (16)/(17)), the meteorological factorKmet(Eq. (18)) and the 20 dB (single) / 25 dB (double) limits.
The long-term average level follows from the meteorological correction Cmet
(Eq. (6), (21), (22), clause 8). Amisc (foliage, industrial sites, housing;
annex A) and reflections from vertical obstacles (clause 7.5) are informative and
left to the caller. Accuracy of the method is stated in Table 5 (clause 9): within
+/-1 dB to +/-3 dB for broadband noise up to 1000 m.
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atmospheric_absorption
Section titled “atmospheric_absorption”atmospheric_absorption( distance: float, frequencies: ArrayLike = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0), temperature: float = 20.0, relative_humidity: float | None = None, pressure: float = 101.325,) -> NDArray[np.float64]Attenuation due to atmospheric absorption (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (8)).
with alpha the ISO 9613-1 atmospheric
attenuation
coefficient (here in dB/m, from air_attenuation)
at each octave-band midband frequency. Eq. (8) writes alpha in dB/km
with ; the two forms
are identical.
alpha is evaluated at the exact base-10 midband frequency behind
each nominal band label (e.g. 7 943.3 Hz for the “8 kHz” band), the
convention behind the ISO 9613-2 Table 2 coefficients (they come from
ISO 9613-1 Table 1 at exact midbands; at 8 kHz the nominal-frequency
evaluation would run ~1.3 % high). Each supplied frequency is snapped to
the nearest exact midband.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
frequencies | Octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. |
temperature | Air temperature, in degrees Celsius. |
relative_humidity | Relative humidity, in percent (default 70). |
pressure | Atmospheric pressure, in kilopascals. |
Returns: Aatm per band, in decibels.
AtmosphericConditions
Section titled “AtmosphericConditions”AtmosphericConditions( temperature: float = 20.0, relative_humidity: float | None = None, pressure: float = 101.325,)State of the air behind the atmospheric absorption term Aatm.
The three quantities the ISO 9613-1 attenuation coefficient alpha is a
function of (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (8) and Table 2). The defaults are the
reference conditions of the tabulated coefficients.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
temperature | Air temperature, in degrees Celsius. |
relative_humidity | Relative humidity, in percent; None uses 70. |
pressure | Atmospheric pressure, in kilopascals. |
Barrier
Section titled “Barrier”Barrier( source_to_edge: float, edge_to_receiver: float, parallel_distance: float = 0.0, edge_separation: float | None = None, ground_reflections_by_image: bool = False, lateral: bool = False, line_of_sight_clear: bool = False,)Screening obstacle for the ISO 9613-2 barrier term (clause 7.4).
The barrier is described by the diffraction geometry that feeds the
pathlength-difference equations (16)/(17) directly, which is the cleanest
match to the Dz formula of Eq. (14).
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
source_to_edge | Distance dss from the source to the (first) diffraction edge, in metres (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (16)). |
edge_to_receiver | Distance dsr from the (second) diffraction edge to the receiver, in metres. |
parallel_distance | Component a of the source-receiver separation parallel to the barrier edge, in metres (0 for a purely 2-D section). |
edge_separation | Spacing e between the two diffraction edges for double (thick-barrier) diffraction, in metres; None selects single diffraction (Eq. (16), ). When given, Eq. (17) and the C3 factor of Eq. (15) are used with the 25 dB limit. |
ground_reflections_by_image | When True the ground reflections are assumed to be handled separately by image sources, so ; otherwise (Eq. (14)). |
lateral | When True the diffraction is around a vertical edge (Eq. (13)): (the ground term is not cancelled) and . Default False selects top-edge diffraction (Eq. (12)). |
line_of_sight_clear | When True the line of sight between source and receiver passes above the top edge: ISO 9613-2:1996 (text after Eq. (16)) then gives the path difference z a negative sign, and Eq. (14) is still evaluated (with , Eq. (18)), so Dz falls continuously from dB at grazing to 0 for deeper geometries. The edge distances stay the unsigned geometric lengths; only the sign convention of z changes. |
Barrier.is_double
Section titled “Barrier.is_double”property
Whether double diffraction (Eq. (17)/(15)) applies (e given).
barrier_attenuation
Section titled “barrier_attenuation”barrier_attenuation( barrier: Barrier, distance: float, frequencies: ArrayLike = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0),) -> NDArray[np.float64]Barrier diffraction attenuation Dz (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (14)).
with (or 40 when ground reflections are handled by image
sources), for single diffraction or Eq. (15) for double,
the pathlength difference z (Eq. (16)/(17)),
and the
meteorological factor Kmet (Eq. (18), 1 for ). Dz
is limited to 20 dB (single) or 25 dB (double). When the line of sight
passes above the top edge (Barrier(line_of_sight_clear=True)) z
takes a negative sign (ISO 9613-2:1996, text after Eq. (16)) and Eq. (14)
still applies: Dz falls continuously from dB
at grazing () towards 0 as the clearance deepens, clamped at
0 (the logarithm’s argument is floored at 1 — a barrier below the sight
line never amplifies).
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
barrier | Barrier geometry (Barrier). |
distance | Straight-line source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
frequencies | Octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. |
Returns: Dz per band, in decibels (>= 0).
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If distance or any frequency is not positive. |
DEFAULT_FREQUENCIES
Section titled “DEFAULT_FREQUENCIES”Constant (tuple).
DEFAULT_FREQUENCIES = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0)directivity_omega
Section titled “directivity_omega”directivity_omega( source_height: float, receiver_height: float, projected_distance: float,) -> floatSolid-angle directivity index DOmega (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (11)).
Accounts for the apparent increase in source power from ground reflection near the source when the alternative ground method (Eq. (10)) is used:
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
source_height | Source height hs, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr, in metres. |
projected_distance | Ground-plane projected distance dp, in metres. |
Returns: DOmega, in decibels (0 to ~3 dB).
DirectivityCorrection
Section titled “DirectivityCorrection”DirectivityCorrection(index: float = 0.0, d_omega: float = 0.0)Directivity correction (Eq. (3)).
The two terms the standard adds to the sound power level of a point source: the directivity index of the source itself and the solid-angle index of the space it radiates into. Both are zero for an omnidirectional source radiating into free space.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
index | Source directivity index Di, in decibels. |
d_omega | Solid-angle index DOmega, in decibels (see directivity_omega for the alternative ground method). |
geometric_divergence
Section titled “geometric_divergence”geometric_divergence(distance: float) -> floatAttenuation due to geometrical divergence (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (7)).
Spherical spreading in the free field from a point source:
The +11 () sets the sound pressure level at the
reference distance m from an omnidirectional point source
(Note 7).
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Straight-line source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
Returns: Adiv, in decibels (51 dB at 100 m, 11 dB at 1 m).
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If distance is not positive. |
ground_attenuation
Section titled “ground_attenuation”ground_attenuation( distance: float, source_height: float, receiver_height: float, frequencies: ArrayLike = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0), ground_source: float = 0.0, ground_middle: float = 0.0, ground_receiver: float = 0.0, projected_distance: float | None = None,) -> NDArray[np.float64]Ground attenuation by the general per-region method (7.3.1, Eq. (9)).
(source, receiver and middle regions),
each evaluated
with the Table 3 expressions and its ground factor G (0 = hard, 1 =
porous, in between = porous fraction). For the source region
and ; for the receiver region
and (Table 3,
note 1). The middle-region term uses the overlap factor q of note 2:
with at 63 Hz and above.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Straight-line source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
source_height | Source height hs above ground, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr above ground, in metres. |
frequencies | Octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. Table 3 is defined for the eight nominal octave bands 63 Hz-8 kHz only; any other requested frequency is snapped to the nearest nominal octave band for the Table 3 lookup. |
ground_source | Ground factor Gs of the source region ([0, 1]). |
ground_middle | Ground factor Gm of the middle region ([0, 1]). |
ground_receiver | Ground factor Gr of the receiver region ([0, 1]). |
projected_distance | Ground-plane projected distance dp, in metres; defaults to . |
Returns: Agr per band, in decibels (negative denotes a net gain).
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If a ground factor is outside [0, 1], distance is not positive, a height is negative, or a frequency is not positive. |
ground_attenuation_alternative
Section titled “ground_attenuation_alternative”ground_attenuation_alternative(distance: float, mean_height: float) -> floatGround attenuation by the alternative A-weighted method (7.3.2, Eq. (10)).
Valid only when the A-weighted receiver level alone is of interest, the sound propagates over porous or mostly-porous ground and is not a pure tone (ISO 9613-2:1996, 7.3.2):
Negative results are replaced by zero. When this method is used, add the
solid-angle index directivity_omega (Eq. (11)) to Dc in Eq. (3).
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
mean_height | Mean height hm of the propagation path above the ground (, figure 3), in metres. |
Returns: Agr, in decibels (>= 0).
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If distance is not positive. |
GroundFactors
Section titled “GroundFactors”GroundFactors( source: float = 0.0, middle: float = 0.0, receiver: float = 0.0,)Ground factors G of the three regions (ISO 9613-2:1996, clause 7.3.1).
The general ground method splits the path into a source region, a middle region and a receiver region, each with its own factor between 0 (hard ground: paving, water, ice, compacted ground) and 1 (porous ground: grass, trees, farmland). The default is hard ground throughout.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
source | Ground factor Gs of the source region ([0, 1]). |
middle | Ground factor Gm of the middle region ([0, 1]). |
receiver | Ground factor Gr of the receiver region ([0, 1]). |
mean_path_height
Section titled “mean_path_height”mean_path_height( profile_distances: ArrayLike, profile_heights: ArrayLike, source_height: float, receiver_height: float, distance: float | None = None,) -> floatMean height hm of the propagation path above the ground (Figure 3).
The alternative ground method of ISO 9613-2:1996, 7.3.2 is written in one
quantity the standard defines by a drawing: ,
with F the area between the straight source-to-receiver ray and the
ground beneath it (Figure 3). This computes that area for a ground given as
a polyline, which is the shape a terrain model reduces to once it is cut
along the vertical plane through source and receiver.
Source and receiver stand on the two ends of the profile, so the ray runs from to and the profile fixes both the ground-projected length and the height difference the slant distance is built from.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
profile_distances | Ground-projected distance of each profile point from the source, in metres, strictly increasing. |
profile_heights | Ground height at each profile point, in metres, on any one datum (only differences are used). |
source_height | Source height hs above the ground at the first profile point, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr above the ground at the last profile point, in metres. |
distance | Source-to-receiver distance d to divide the area by, in metres; None takes the slant distance the profile implies. |
Returns: hm, in metres.
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If the two sequences disagree in length, describe fewer than two points, the distances are not strictly increasing, source_height or receiver_height is negative or not finite, or distance is not positive and finite. The profile heights themselves are unrestricted: they are read on any datum, so a ground below it is a negative number rather than a mistake. |
meteorological_correction
Section titled “meteorological_correction”meteorological_correction( projected_distance: float, source_height: float, receiver_height: float, c0: float,) -> floatMeteorological correction Cmet (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (21)/(22)).
C0 (dB) reflects local wind and temperature-gradient statistics; practical
values lie in 0..~5 dB (note 22). Subtract Cmet from LAT(DW) for the
long-term average level (Eq. (6)).
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
projected_distance | Ground-plane projected distance dp, in metres. |
source_height | Source height hs, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr, in metres. |
c0 | Meteorological factor C0, in decibels. |
Returns: Cmet, in decibels (>= 0 for ).
outdoor_propagation_attenuation
Section titled “outdoor_propagation_attenuation”outdoor_propagation_attenuation( distance: float, source_height: float, receiver_height: float, frequencies: ArrayLike = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0), ground_source: float = 0.0, ground_middle: float = 0.0, ground_receiver: float = 0.0, barrier: Barrier | None = None, temperature: float = 20.0, relative_humidity: float | None = None, pressure: float = 101.325, projected_distance: float | None = None,) -> OutdoorAttenuationTotal octave-band outdoor attenuation (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (4)).
Assembles the four general terms of clause 7 into
(the informative
Amisc is omitted). The ground effect uses the
general per-region method (7.3.1). With a barrier, the top-edge insertion
loss (Eq. (12)) folds the ground effect of
the screened path into Dz (note 13); for a lateral (vertical-edge)
barrier
(Eq. (13)) and the ground term is retained.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Straight-line source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
source_height | Source height hs above ground, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr above ground, in metres. |
frequencies | Octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. The ground term snaps each frequency to the nearest nominal octave band (Table 3 is octave-band only) and the atmospheric term evaluates the exact base-10 midband behind it (see atmospheric_absorption). |
ground_source | Ground factor Gs of the source region ([0, 1], 0 = hard, 1 = porous). |
ground_middle | Ground factor Gm of the middle region ([0, 1]). |
ground_receiver | Ground factor Gr of the receiver region ([0, 1]). |
barrier | Optional screening obstacle (Barrier). |
temperature | Air temperature, in degrees Celsius. |
relative_humidity | Relative humidity, in percent (default 70). |
pressure | Atmospheric pressure, in kilopascals. |
projected_distance | Ground-plane projected distance dp, in metres; defaults to . |
Returns: OutdoorAttenuation with the per-band term breakdown.
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If distance is not positive. |
OutdoorAttenuation
Section titled “OutdoorAttenuation”OutdoorAttenuation( frequencies: NDArray[np.float64], a_div: NDArray[np.float64], a_atm: NDArray[np.float64], a_gr: NDArray[np.float64], a_bar: NDArray[np.float64], a_total: NDArray[np.float64], d_omega: NDArray[np.float64],)Per-octave-band ISO 9613-2 attenuation breakdown (clause 7).
Every array is aligned with frequencies. The terms sum, band by band,
to a_total (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (4) without the informative
Amisc), so users can see the divergence, atmospheric, ground and barrier
contributions separately.
Attributes
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
frequencies | Nominal octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. |
a_div | Geometrical divergence Adiv (Eq. (7)), in dB, per band (identical across bands). |
a_atm | Atmospheric absorption Aatm (Eq. (8)), in dB, per band. |
a_gr | Ground effect Agr (Eq. (9) or (10)), in dB, per band. A negative value denotes a net gain from ground reflection. |
a_bar | Screening Abar (Eq. (12)/(13)), in dB, per band (>= 0). |
a_total | Total attenuation A (Eq. (4)), in dB, per band. |
d_omega | Solid-angle directivity index DOmega (Eq. (11)), in dB; non-zero only for the alternative ground method of 7.3.2. |
OutdoorAttenuation.plot()
Section titled “OutdoorAttenuation.plot()”OutdoorAttenuation.plot( ax: Axes | None = None, *, language: str = 'en', **kwargs: Any,) -> AxesPlot the stacked per-band attenuation terms with the total.
Requires matplotlib (pip install phonometry[plot]); returns the
Axes.
OutdoorAttenuation.report()
Section titled “OutdoorAttenuation.report()”OutdoorAttenuation.report( path: str, *, metadata: ReportMetadata | None = None, engine: str = 'reportlab', verbose: bool = False, language: str = 'en', source_emission: SourceEmission | None = None,) -> strRender a one-page ISO 9613-2 outdoor-propagation prediction fiche.
Writes a prediction sheet (clearly labelled a prediction, not a
measurement) laid out like an environmental-noise propagation
calculation: the standard-basis line naming ISO 9613-2:1996 (general
method, conditions favourable to propagation), an optional metadata
header (source/situation, client, receiver position, meteorological
conditions, date), a per-band table of the attenuation terms
(Adiv, Aatm, Agr, Abar and the total A) and the
attenuation-breakdown plot, closed by a boxed single result and a footer
identity/disclaimer block.
When a source_emission is supplied, the fiche also lists the source
power level Lw and the composed downwind level LfT(DW) per band
and boxes the A-weighted downwind level LAT(DW) at the receiver, with
an optional PASS/FAIL verdict against a declared limit level (a lower
level is better). Without it the fiche boxes the octave-band range of
the total attenuation A.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
path | Destination path of the PDF file. |
metadata | Optional ReportMetadata supplying the header identity (specimen the source/situation, client, test_room the receiver position), the temperature / relative_humidity / pressure conditions and the footer identity. A supplied requirement is read as the maximum acceptable A-weighted downwind level in dB (used only when a source_emission is given). |
engine | Rendering back end; only "reportlab" is supported. |
verbose | When True and a source_emission is supplied, the per-band table adds the A-weighted band level (LfT(DW) plus the band A-weighting), whose energy sum is the boxed LAT(DW). |
language | Fiche language: "en" (default) or "es". |
source_emission | Optional SourceEmission (the source sound power Lw and directivity, plus an optional meteorological correction) that turns the attenuation breakdown into the boxed A-weighted downwind level at the receiver. |
Returns: The written path as a str.
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If engine is not "reportlab", language is unknown, or a supplied source_emission sound power does not match the number of frequency bands. |
| ImportError | If reportlab or matplotlib is not installed (pip install "phonometry[report,plot]"). |
predicted_receiver_level
Section titled “predicted_receiver_level”predicted_receiver_level( sound_power_level: ArrayLike, geometry: PropagationGeometry, *, frequencies: ArrayLike = (63.0, 125.0, 250.0, 500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0, 4000.0, 8000.0), ground: GroundFactors | None = None, barrier: Barrier | None = None, atmosphere: AtmosphericConditions | None = None, directivity: DirectivityCorrection | None = None, c0: float | None = None,) -> NDArray[np.float64]Predicted octave-band receiver level (ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (3)/(6)).
Composes the downwind octave-band sound pressure level:
from the total attenuation outdoor_propagation_attenuation. When c0
is given, the meteorological correction Cmet (Eq. (21)/(22)) is subtracted
band by band to approximate the long-term average level LfT(LT) (Eq. (6));
the standard applies Cmet to the A-weighted level, so this is a per-band
convenience.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
sound_power_level | Octave-band sound power level Lw, in decibels (re 1 pW), one value per frequency. |
geometry | Source-to-receiver geometry of the path (PropagationGeometry): the distance d, the two heights and the optional projected distance dp. |
frequencies | Octave-band midband frequencies, in hertz. |
ground | Ground factors of the three regions (GroundFactors); None is hard ground throughout. |
barrier | Optional screening obstacle (Barrier). |
atmosphere | Air temperature, humidity and pressure behind the atmospheric absorption term (AtmosphericConditions); None is the reference air of the tabulated coefficients. |
directivity | Directivity correction Dc = Di + DOmega (DirectivityCorrection); None is an omnidirectional source in free space (). |
c0 | Meteorological factor C0, in decibels; None returns the downwind level LfT(DW) (). |
Returns: Predicted octave-band level per frequency, in decibels.
PropagationGeometry
Section titled “PropagationGeometry”PropagationGeometry( distance: float, source_height: float, receiver_height: float, projected_distance: float | None = None,)Source-to-receiver geometry of the propagation path (ISO 9613-2:1996).
The three lengths every term of the method needs: the straight-line
distance d of the divergence and atmospheric terms (Eq. (7)/(8)), and
the two heights above the ground the ground effect of clause 7.3.1 and the
meteorological correction of clause 8 are written in.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
distance | Straight-line source-to-receiver distance d, in metres. |
source_height | Source height hs above ground, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr above ground, in metres. |
projected_distance | Ground-plane projected distance dp, in metres; None defaults to . |
region_ground_factors
Section titled “region_ground_factors”region_ground_factors( segment_lengths: ArrayLike, segment_ground_factors: ArrayLike, source_height: float, receiver_height: float,) -> GroundFactorsGround factors of the three regions from a path crossing several grounds.
ISO 9613-2:1996, 7.3.1 splits the ground projection of the path into a
source region 30 long, a receiver region 30
long and whatever middle region is left between them,
and asks for one ground factor per region. Where the path runs over ground
of more than one kind, the standard does not say how to reduce the several
factors to the three the method wants. ISO/TR 17534-3:2015, 6.2.5 settles
it for quality-assured software: each region takes the mean of G
weighted by the length of the ground projection it covers.
The ground projection of the path is the concatenation of the segments, so is their total length; give the segments in order from the source.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
segment_lengths | Length of each segment of the ground projection, in metres, ordered from the source; each must be positive. |
segment_ground_factors | Ground factor G of each segment ([0, 1]), aligned with segment_lengths. |
source_height | Source height hs above ground, in metres. |
receiver_height | Receiver height hr above ground, in metres. |
Returns: The GroundFactors of the source, middle and receiver regions.
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
| ValueError | If the two sequences disagree in length or are empty, a length is not positive, a factor is outside [0, 1], or a height is negative or not finite. |
SourceEmission
Section titled “SourceEmission”SourceEmission( sound_power_level: ArrayLike, directivity_index: float = 0.0, d_omega: float = 0.0, cmet: float | None = None,)Source emission terms for the ISO 9613-2 downwind receiver level (Eq. (3)).
Passed to OutdoorAttenuation.report so the prediction fiche can box
the A-weighted downwind level at the receiver from an octave-band
attenuation breakdown. The level is composed as
with the directivity correction
(ISO 9613-2:1996, Eq. (3)); an optional meteorological correction cmet
is subtracted for the long-term average level (Eq. (6)).
This report-time object keeps the emission out of
outdoor_propagation_attenuation (which stays purely an attenuation
calculation), so the receiver level is a presentation concern of the fiche.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
sound_power_level | Octave-band source sound power level Lw (dB re 1 pW), one value per band of the attenuation result. |
directivity_index | Source directivity index Di, in decibels. |
d_omega | Solid-angle index DOmega, in decibels (see directivity_omega for the alternative ground method). |
cmet | Optional meteorological correction Cmet (dB), obtained from meteorological_correction; None reports the downwind level LfT(DW) directly (). |