Yang Mei Keng estuary

Hybrid soundscape of A in Yang Mei Keng estuary: The place is located on the coast of Yangmei Keng estuary. Most of the time, the main sounds are the sound of fishing boats, activity, bird singing, cicada chirping, and so on. The noisy fishing village presents a hybrid soundscape mixed with cicada chirping, bird singing and the living sound.


Surrounding main wildlife: birds, crickets.


Acoustic characteristics of weekday: LAeq varies rhythmically with time between 55 and 65dBA and up to 77dBA at 18s. The sound level for the beginning fragment of the sound source is low and it is around 50dBA. Meantime, the sound level is characterized by the combination of natural sound and living sound of different time. The dominant sound here is the one with a complete frequency band, with high vibration in mid- frequency sound. The significant time delay in audibility perception between left and right ear indicates that the sound here has direction attribute.

Location A

Hybrid soundscape of A in Yang Mei Keng estuary: The place is located on the coast of Yangmei Keng estuary. Most of the time, the main sounds are the sound of fishing boats, activity, bird singing, cicada chirping, and so on. The noisy fishing village presents a hybrid soundscape mixed with cicada chirping, bird singing and the living sound.


Surrounding main wildlife: birds, crickets.


Acoustic characteristics of weekday: LAeq varies rhythmically with time between 55 and 65dBA and up to 77dBA at 18s. The sound level for the beginning fragment of the sound source is low and it is around 50dBA. Meantime, the sound level is characterized by the combination of natural sound and living sound of different time. The dominant sound here is the one with a complete frequency band, with high vibration in mid- frequency sound. The significant time delay in audibility perception between left and right ear indicates that the sound here has direction attribute.

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    Sounds of a Workday Afternoon
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    Sounds of a Workday Nightfall
  • 3
    Sounds of a Workday Night
  • 4
    Sounds of a Weekend Morning
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    Sounds of a Weekend Afternoon
  • 6
    Sounds of a Weekday Night
Location B

Hybrid soundscape of B in Yang Mei Keng estuary: The place is located on a small bridge to Yangmei Keng estuary. Most of the time, the main sounds are the sounds of bird singing, cicada chirping, the sound of activity and so on. Near coastal houses, it presents a hybrid soundscape mixed with   bird singing and cicada chirping.


Surrounding main wildlife: birds, crickets.


Acoustic characteristics of weekday: LAeq fluctuates with time around 50dBA, displaying the natural sound characteristic. The dominant sound here is the one with a complete frequency band, with high vibration. Audibility perception is close between left and right ear in mid and low frequency sounds, but it is quiet different in high frequency sound. It indicates the living sound here has direction attribute, but not in the other categories of sounds.

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    Sounds of a Workday Nightfall
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    Sounds of a Workday Night 1
  • 3
    Sounds of a Workday Night 2
  • 4
    Sounds of a Weekday Morning
  • 5
    Sounds of a Weekday Afternoon
  • 6
    Sounds of a Weekday Night