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B Reanalysis of Noise Exposure Estimates
Pages 42-45

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... For each site, the number of rounds was adjusted such that the newly predicted CDNL closely approximates the original CDNL. Because this new analysis was based on prediction, only the original predicted levels were used for the target comparison levels.
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... can be used to estimate standard deviations for sonic boom levels in the Oklahoma City study. These references show that the boom pressures follow a lognormal distribution since the levels are normally distributed.
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... Borsky (Oklahoma City) Shower (Ft.
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... APPENDIX B TABLE 6 Continued 45 CDNL Prevalence of High Study (dB) Annoyance (%)
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