Aircraft activity and sound levels relative to recreation opportunity spectrum settings in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: A case study from Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island.

Mary C. Hamilton

July 2003

COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 465.90KB]

CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 16.75KB]

SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 30.35KB]

INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 12.08KB]

• Background
  • Aircraft Noise Pollution
  • The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
• Purpose
• Aims and Objectives
  • Aim
  • Objectives

A REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES [Adobe Acrobat Format 27.98KB]

• Studies Undertaken in Australia
• Studies Undertaken Overseas
  • Methods Used to Assess and Monitor Overflights
    • Indigenous and Self Noise Sound Studies
    • Aircraft Sound Studies
    • The Use of Secondary Data Sources
    • Dose-Response Relationships
  • Constraints of Overseas Studies
  • Findings of Overseas Studies

RESEARCH METHODS [Adobe Acrobat Format 260.67KB]

• Study Site
• Survey Design
  • Sites of Data Collection
  • Data Collection Periods
  • Survey Methods
    • Variables Measured
    • Data Collection
• Methods of Analysis
  • Background Sound Data
  • Aircraft Data
    • Aircraft Activity
    • Aircraft Sound
  • Watercraft Data
  • Human Use Data

RESULTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 75.80KB]

• Aircraft Activity
  • Number and Types of Aircraft Events Relative to Sites
  • Number and Types of Aircraft Events Relative to Times of Day
  • Proportion of Sites Affected by the Same Aircraft Visits
• Aircraft Sound
  • Natural Sound Levels
  • Aircraft Sound Levels
    • Proportion of Aircraft Events Registering Above Background Sounds
    • Maximum Aircraft Sound Levels
    • Duration of Aircraft Sound
• Other Anthropogenic Influences
• Summary of Results
  • Aircraft
  • Aircraft
    • Natural Sound Levels
    • Aircraft Sound Levels
  • Other Anthropogenic Influences

DISCUSSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 36.45KB]

• Trends in Aircraft Use
• Discussion of Results
  • Noise and the ROS Spectrum
  • Noise and Time of Day
  • Aircraft Versus Watercraft
  • Mitigation
• Technology, Survey Design and Analysis
  • Ideal Technology
  • Survey D
    • Strategy
    • Logistics of Data Collection
  • Analysis
    • Descriptive
    • Statistical
• Measuring Impacts (Sound or Noise)
• Recommendations for Future Studies

CONCLUSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 5.39KB]

RECOMMENDATIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 5.53KB]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 4.76KB]

REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format 18.92KB]

APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 116.91KB]

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