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Term

Lden

Term

Day-evening-night level. It is a descriptor of noise level based on energy equivalent noise level (Leq) over a whole day with a penalty of 10 dB(A) for night time noise (23.00-7.00) and an additional penalty of 5 dB(A) for evening noise (i.e. 19.00-23.00).

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Adapted from: EEA. 2001. TERM 2001. Copenhagen

Publication year

2001

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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Adapted from: EEA

Subjects

Long definition

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