Analysis of Effect of Seasonal Variations on the Environmental Noise Levels in Urban Zones
摘要
The paper presents the effects of seasonal variations on environmental noise levels and also discusses the correlation of different meteorological factors with the ambient noise levels. The present study is conducted for two major cities of India–Delhi and Mumbai. The day and night equivalent levels of different seasons for ten sites of each of the two cities were analysed. No specific trend was observed for the seasonal variation of the noise levels for different seasons. It was observed that day, night, and 24 h equivalent levels show the highest values in the summer season.