Noise

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Adriatic Sea

Noise

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

Description

Noise is any undesirable sound.

MSP Challenge

The noise layer is calculated on a month-by-month basis considering the activities running (or planned) 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 will respond accordingly.

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:

• Ports
• Shipping Intensity (from different vessel types)
• Cables (during construction)
• Sand & Gravel Extraction
• Oil & Gas Installations
• Wind farms
• Wave Farms
• Tidal Farms
• Recreational Areas
• Pipelines

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:

• Dredging Sites
• Oil & Gas Platforms
• Pipelines
• Shipping Intensity (from different vessel types)
• Wind farms
• Military areas
• Ports
• Cables (during construction)
• Sand & Gravel Extraction

Clyde Marine Region

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:

• Dredging sites
• Oil & Gas Platforms
• Pipelines
• Shipping Intensity (from different vessel types)
• Wind farms
• Military areas
• Ports
• Cables (during construction)
• Sand & Gravel Extraction

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.