Modeling and characterizing urban infrasonic and low-frequency noise in the Las Vegas, NV regiona).

Empirical models of ambient infrasound noise are valuable tools for assessing the detection capabilities of infrasound networks on local to global scales. Models that characterize noise in unpopulated, quiet environments are well established, and there is a detailed understanding of the sources that contribute to rural noise profiles. However, there is a research gap for infrasound and low-frequency noise in urban environments, based on the assumption that high noise levels generated by human activity will render signals of interest, such as earthquakes and explosions, undetectable.