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Type	Source	Sub-Type	Source Level Value	Source Level Units	Bandwith/Frequency Range (Hz)	Major Amplitude/Main Energy/Peak Frequency (Hz)	Additional Information	Data Limitations/Constraints	Confidence (H/M/L)	Original reference	Cited in
Natural	Ambient	Not set	60	dB re 1µPa m	Not set	<100	Cook Inlet, Alaska	Not peer-reviewed	M	Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) (2001). Characterization of underwater sounds produced by bucket dredging operations. ERDC TN-DOER-E14 August 2001	Not set
Natural	Ambient	Not set	100-140	dB re 1µPa	1,000-120,000	Not set	Hastings Shingle Bank	Not peer-reviewed	M	Parvin, S.J., Nedwell, J.R., Kynoch, J., Lovell, J. and Brooker, A.G. 2008. Assessment of underwater noise from dredging operations on the Hastings Shingle Bank. Subacoustech Report No. 758R0137	Not set
Natural	Ambient	Not set	101-141	dB re 1µPa (SPL)	1-120,000	Not set	Southampton Water Typical SPLs were 120-130dB re 1µPa	Not peer-reviewed	M	J R Nedwell, S J Parvin, A G Brooker and D R Lambert, 2008. Modelling and measurement of underwater noise associated with the proposed Port of Southampton capital dredge and redevelopment of berths 201/202 and assessment of the disturbance to salmon. Subacoustech Report No. 805R0444	Not set
Natural	Ambient	Not set	92-105	dB re 1µPa (SPL)	Not set	Not set	Weymouth Bay Sea state 1 to 2 No vessels within 2,000m	Not peer-reviewed	M	Nedwell, J.R., B. Edwards. B. 2004. A review of measurements of underwater man-made noise carried out by Subacoustech Ltd, 1993 - 2003. Subacoustech Report Ref: 534R0109	Not set