Airport noise analyses rely heavily on the use of complex exposure metrics that can be
obtuse to the layperson. Individuals often seek out information on aircraft noise levels only to
be frustrated by the complexity of the science. In recent years, there has been increasing use
of “supplemental” or other non-traditional metrics to describe the impacts of aviation noise
on people. Implicit in this usage has been an assumption that supplemental metrics are
better understood by the community. This paper proposes that practitioners be much more …