Dataset on the road traffic noise measurements in the municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece

Paraskevi Begou; Pavlos Kassomenos; Apostolos Kelessis

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105214

Dataset on the road traffic noise measurements in the municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece

Data Brief. 2020 Jan 31:29:105214. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105214. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Paraskevi Begou¹, Pavlos Kassomenos¹, Apostolos Kelessis²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Meteorology, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, GR-45110, Ioannina, Greece.
² Environmental Department, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Paparigopoulou 7, Thessaloniki 54630, Greece.

Abstract

The continuous monitoring of environmental noise levels is deemed necessary, such in the strategic noise mapping or in the cohort studies. The environmental noise levels can be measured and analysed with the aid of various methods. In this article presents the method recommended by the European Union (EU). The data contain the road traffic noise level measurements in the Greater Thessaloniki area, Greece. The L_eq noise measurements carried out at two different locations, the Urban Highway-Hot Spot area and the Residential area, for a 3 year measurement period. Also, the analysis was based on the environmental noise indicators L_day, L_den, L_evening, L_night.

Keywords: Lden; Leq; Lnight; Noise pollution; Road traffic noise.