Title

Possible Improvement of Acoustical Climate Part I: Measurements and Theoretical Description

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2010

Volume

vol. 35

Issue

No 3

Authors

Walerian, Elżbieta ; Janczur, Ryszard ; Czechowicz, Mieczysław ; Smyrnova, Yulija

Keywords

acoustical climate ; simulation program ; road traffic noise

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

395-420

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2010

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-010-0033-1

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2010; vol. 35; No 3; 395-420

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