Comment on "Wave model of the cat tympanic membrane" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122(2), 918-931 (2007)].

The tympanic membrane model as developed by Parent and Allen [(2007). J. Acoust.

Blast noise characteristics as a function of distance for temperate and desert climates.

Variability in received sound levels were investigated at distances ranging from 4 m to 16 km from a typical blast source in two locations with different climates and terrain. Four experiments were conducted, two in a temperate climate with a hilly terrain and two in a desert climate with a flat terrain, under a variety of meteorological conditions. Sound levels were recorded in three different directions around the source during the summer and winter seasons in each location.