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Fri 25 Feb, 2005 09:59 am
How does the temperature of the air correlate with the level of sound? For example, I know that sound can travel faster in colder air than warmer air. So if you change the temperature-can I expect the sound level to be higher or lower in colder air? It would make sense that it would be higher in colder air because it travels faster. Is this correct?
Thanks for that article. It get really technical but I see that intensity is affected by molecular absorption which is related to the temperature of the air. But could you expect sound to be louder in warmer or colder air? The article talks about classical absorption which refers to the viscosity and thermal conductivity of air. So I guess it would make sense that sound is actually weaker in colder air. Is that correct?
mekran, are talking purely hypothetical or practical application?
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