Masking relates closely to excitation level patterns.
Evidence
Because masking is very closely related to excitation (see Chap. 6), this postulation has to include masking effects in the steady-state condition, e.g. masking of pure tones by longlasting broadband noises. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 637