Noise

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Western Baltic Sea

Noise

File:Layer Noise.png
Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Pressure

Description

Noise is any undesirable sound.

MSP Challenge

In the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform noise consists of any undesired sound or vibration.

The Noise layer is calculated on a month-by-month basis considering the existing (and planned) human activities in the sea basin. The contribution from each human activity to the total Noise in the sea region is defined from 0 (no impact) to 1 (full impact) by expert knowledge.

Noise is subsequently a pressure on the ecosystem. This means that this data layer is fed into the ecosystem simulation (EwE), and the ecosystem simulation will provide the users with the expected response from the species in the ecosystem.

Return to pressures.

Types

• Very Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very High

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system.

In the North Sea the following data layers contribute to Noise, their contribution (from 0 to 1) is indicated in brackets:

• Total Shipping Intensity (1)
• Ports (0.8)
• Wind farms during construction (0.8)
• Energy Cables - during construction (0.5)
• Telecom Cables - during construction (0.5)
• Pipelines during construction (0.5)
• Tidal Farms during construction (0.5)
• Wave Farms during construction (0.5)
• Sand & Gravel Extraction (0.3)
• Oil & Gas Installations (0.2)
• Wind farms (0.2)
• Wave Farms (0.1)
• Tidal Farms (0.1)
• Recreational Areas (0.1)

Types

• Very low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very high

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system.

In the Baltic Sea the following data layers contribute to Noise, their contribution (from 0 to 1) is indicated in brackets:

• Total Shipping Intensity (1)
• Wind farms during construction (1)
• Ports (1)
• Sand & Gravel Extraction (0.8)
• Dredging Sites (0.8)
• Oil & Gas Platforms (0.3)
• Cables during construction (0.3)
• Pipelines (0.3)
• Wind farms (0.2)
• Military areas (0.2)

Types

• Extremely Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Extra High

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system.

In the Clyde Marine Regions the following data layers contribute to Noise, their contribution (from 0 to 1) is indicated in brackets:

• Dredging Sites (0.5)
• Recreational Boats Intensity (0.1)
• Total Shipping Intensity (0.8)
• Wind farms in contruction (0.8)
• Wind farms (0.2)
• Cables in construction (0.5)

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not (yet) available in the MSP Challenge Eastern Mediterranean Sea Edition.

In the MSP Challenge Western Baltic Sea Edition Noise is divided in two types; Continuous and Impulse. There is a difference in how they interact in the game, which is highlighted in the metadata. Both pressures types of Noise are represented by the following types.

Types

• Very Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Very High

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer is calculated by the system. In the Western Baltic Sea Edition the following data layers contribute to the two types of Noise, their contribution (from 0 to 1) is indicated in brackets.

Continuous Noise

• Wind farms (0.6)
• Military Areas (0.2)
• Pipelines (0.6)

Impulse Noise

• Wind Farms (0.2)
• Dredging Sites (0.8)
• Sand and Gravel Extraction (0.8)
• Ports 0.3
• Total Shipping Intensity 1.0