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Rick Benson
IRIS DMC
August 13-19,
2010
The sooner problems are detected the sooner they can be fixed
QC at the IRIS-DMC
The Challenge:
A small number of analysts tasked to perform
QC on hundreds of stations and thousands of
channels (without routine event review).
The Solution:
Minimize manual analyst work (obviously) by
automating as many measurements and
monitoring systems as possible and making
manual analysis as efficient as possible.
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Compare the P wave first motion of a relatively large event between the
3 components to determine back azimuth:
0
Nout
Zout
270
90
Allinphase
Eout
AleutianIslandevent::Texas,USAstation(BA:~317)
180
* Assumes Z component polarity is correct.
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PDF Calculation
Current implementations require Mini-SEED and
SEED (RESP) system response information
PDF calculation available in the new PQLX analysis
package
An older stand-alone PDF package is available:
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/staffweb/mcnamara/So
ftware/PDFSA.html
PDFs calculated daily for real-time data received at
the IRIS-DMC, stored in database
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Tide Analysis
Primary gravitational tides are predictable
Most seismic sensors are not designed for such low frequencies
& response information may not address them
Pretty much only a true broadband sensor will record the tides
The idea:
compare recorded seismic data to predicted gravitational tides
Tests both waveform data (polarity, shape) and metadata
(instrument response)
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Tide Comparison at
TA.H02A
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JPlotResp Usage
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JPlotResp Console
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JPlotResp Output
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