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In England a wind energy facility was approved with conditions including a [https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/den-brook-amplitude-modulation-condition/ definition] of unacceptable AM: any change, upon complaint, outside the dwelling, in LA<sub>eq,125ms</sub> of >3 dB in any 2-second period ≥5 times in any minute with LA<sub>eq,1min</sub> ≥28 dB and such excess occurring in ≥6 minutes in any hour. Or in other words: When the minute-long average noise level is 28 dBA or more, a 125-ms spike of 3 dBA or greater above the average noise level (3 dB being the difference in noise level detectable by the human ear<ref>[[Decibel]]</ref>) can not occur five or more times in any 2-second period in 6 or more minutes of any hour. | In England a wind energy facility was approved with conditions including a [https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/den-brook-amplitude-modulation-condition/ definition] of unacceptable AM: any change, upon complaint, outside the dwelling, in LA<sub>eq,125ms</sub> of >3 dB in any 2-second period ≥5 times in any minute with LA<sub>eq,1min</sub> ≥28 dB and such excess occurring in ≥6 minutes in any hour. Or in other words: When the minute-long average noise level is 28 dBA or more, a 125-ms spike of 3 dBA or greater above the average noise level (3 dB being the difference in noise level detectable by the human ear<ref>[[Decibel]]</ref>) can not occur five or more times in any 2-second period in 6 or more minutes of any hour. | ||
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