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Comparative assessment of measured and modelled aircraft noise around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Journal Article (2022)
Author(s)

D.G. Simons (TU Delft - Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects)

I. Besnea (TU Delft - Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects)

Tannaz H. Haji Mohammadloo (TU Delft - Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects)

Joris Melkert (TU Delft - Flight Performance and Propulsion)

M. Snellen (TU Delft - Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects)

Research Group
Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects
Copyright
© 2022 D.G. Simons, I. Besnea, Tannaz H. Mohammadloo, J.A. Melkert, M. Snellen
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103216
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Publication Year
2022
Language
English
Copyright
© 2022 D.G. Simons, I. Besnea, Tannaz H. Mohammadloo, J.A. Melkert, M. Snellen
Research Group
Aircraft Noise and Climate Effects
Volume number
105
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Abstract

The impressive growth of the aviation industry and the number of flights entail several environmental repercussions, such as increased aircraft noise emissions. With the worrying number of complaints from the communities around airports comes also the distrust in numerical models used for aircraft noise prediction. In this study, we compare the ‘Dutch aircraft noise model’ predictions to measured values from the NOise MOnitoring System (NOMOS) around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol between 2012 and 2018. While the model underestimates aircraft noise in 2012, the model prediction improved throughout the years. We observe a decreasing trend of measured aircraft-related Lden values of 0.6dB(A)/year (a total of 3.6dB(A) over the investigation period), although the total number of flight movements increased during the observation time. We propose that a change in fleet mix, as well as the implementation of Noise Abatement Procedures at Schiphol Airport, fuelled this trend.