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What causes a bioluminescent display at the surface of the ocean?
Jets are louder at night than during the day
Image: Cpl. Donato Maffin
Residents around Tierrasanta, Mira Mesa and Clairemont are correct when they claim airport noise at Miramar is louder at night than during the day, but why? How does the time of day change the way sound travels?
Resources
University of Illinois: Ask the Van
San Diego Airport: Noise Explained
The Vane: The Weather is About to Make Your World Much Louder
Type
Phenomena
Subject
Earth and Space Science
Physics
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