Subjective responses to aircraft noise in an outdoor recreational
setting--a combined field and laboratory study
Journal of Sound and Vibration, (2004)Zusammenfassung
The knowledge about human perception of noise in outdoor recreational
areas is limited. The aim of the present study was to study the relationship
between different noise indicators and subjective responses to aircraft
noise, aiming at developing applicable noise indicators in areas
for recreational purposes. The perception of aircraft noise was investigated
in a combined field and laboratory approach. The partially controlled
outdoor field study was conducted in a recreational area close to
Fornebu airport, the main airport in Oslo (until August 1998). A
group of subjects were asked to score their perceived annoyance and
acceptability of actual flyovers during a 50 min session as well
as the total annoyance for the whole session. The subjects were later
presented to the same aircraft noises, as recorded during the field
session, in a laboratory experiment simulating outdoor exposure.
Subjects exposed both in field and laboratory responded similarly
under both conditions. In both test situations a high correlation
was found between different noise indices, as well as between all
noise indices and responses to single events. A significant relation
was found between the number of aircraft noise events judged as “not
acceptable” and the total annoyance response. The present observations
showed a correspondence between subjective responses to aircraft
noise, both immediate and total judgements, and personal attitudes
towards the noise source, but not with self reported noise sensitivity.