[Shake-dev] db2xml

Kris Pankow pankow at seis.utah.edu
Wed Mar 1 21:51:05 UTC 2017


Hi Pete,

Thank you.  We don't, currently, include the processing of the vertical 
channels for ground motion.  Although, now I guess I should rethink 
that.  Thanks helping with this.

Kris

On 3/1/17 2:39 PM, Peter Lombard wrote:
> Kris,
>
> db2xml will report those errors if there is no "Z" channel in a group of three
> channels. This is how db2xml figures out which channels are horizontal: that
> they are part of a triplet with a Z channel that it can determine is
> vertical. Otherwise, db2xml has no way to decide whether "BH1" of "BH2" are
> vertical, horizontal, or some other orientation.
>
> Pete
>
>
> Kris Pankow writes:
>   > Thanks Pete.  I will have to look more closely at the implementation in
>   > the code.  I am definitely getting errors related to orientation for
>   > stations with the 1 and 2 designations.  I do not get similar errors for
>   > the E and N designations.
>   > Kris
>   >
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 08:53:17 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 08:53:17 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 08:53:17 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 09:14:51 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 09:14:51 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-25 09:14:51 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-28 09:47:33 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-28 09:47:33 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60171887:2016-11-28 09:47:33 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:22 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of IW.IMW (BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:22 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:22 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of IW.IMW (BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of IW.IMW (BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.AHID (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60173377:2016-12-07 08:23:23 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.HWUT (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 01:44:02 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 01:44:02 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.WUAZ (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 01:51:20 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 01:51:20 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.WUAZ (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 08:38:04 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.DUG (BH1); skipping station
>   > shake.log.60187322:2017-03-01 08:38:04 : db2xml: error: unable to
>   > detemine orientations of US.WUAZ (BH1 BH2); skipping station
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > On 3/1/17 2:17 PM, Peter Lombard wrote:
>   > > Kris,
>   > >
>   > > db2xml does allow horizontal channels with direction codes other than E and
>   > > N. See this comment found in db2xml:
>   > >
>   > > # For the given net.sta and for each location code,
>   > > # try to form groups of channels like HNE, HNN, HNZ, based on the
>   > > # first two letters of the channel name.
>   > > # Ideally we expect there to be three channels in a group, but
>   > > # there might be more or less. If there are more, we declare an error
>   > > # and skip the station; could use some ideas on how to do this better.
>   > > # ShakeMap assumes channels are either vertical or horizontal; it does
>   > > # not care about the azimuth of horizontal channels but assumes that pairs
>   > > # of horizontal channels are orthogonal.
>   > > # The only way this program and ShakeMap can identify vertical channels
>   > > # is by the SEED orientation code (third letter of channel code) being 'Z'.
>   > > # Likewise, orientation codes of E and N definitely identify channels as
>   > > # being horizontal. Channels with other orientation codes could point in
>   > > # any direction.
>   > > # Therefore we insist that channel groups consist of three or fewer channels
>   > > # ending in E, N or Z; or 1 to 3 channels one of which must end in Z.
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > Pete
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > Kris Pankow writes:
>   > >   > Just an FYI for those running AQMS with ShakeMap, in scanning through a
>   > >   > log file today I learned that db2xml ( $Id: db2xml 1472 2015-09-14
>   > >   > 22:45:19Z cbworden $        USGS) is hard coded to only accept E N Z for
>   > >   > seismometer orientation.  However, there are networks such as US where
>   > >   > the horizontal channels are designated 1 and 2.  I am running version
>   > >   > 3.5 r 1543.  This is not a huge issue for our network, but as I started
>   > >   > an FYI.
>   > >   >
>   > >   > Kris
>   > >   >
>   > >   >
>   > >   > --
>   > >   > Kristine Pankow, Ph.D.
>   > >   > Research Professor of Geophysics &
>   > >   > Assoc. Director of Seismograph Stations
>   > >   > University of Utah
>   > >   > 115 South 1460 East
>   > >   > Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
>   > >   >
>   > >   > pankow <at> seis.utah.edu (email)
>   > >   > 801-585-6484 (voice)
>   > >   > 801-585-5585 (fax)
>   > >   >
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>   >
>   >
>   > --
>   > Kristine Pankow, Ph.D.
>   > Research Professor of Geophysics &
>   > Assoc. Director of Seismograph Stations
>   > University of Utah
>   > 115 South 1460 East
>   > Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
>   >
>   > pankow <at> seis.utah.edu (email)
>   > 801-585-6484 (voice)
>   > 801-585-5585 (fax)
>   >
>
>


-- 
Kristine Pankow, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Geophysics &
Assoc. Director of Seismograph Stations
University of Utah
115 South 1460 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

pankow <at> seis.utah.edu (email)
801-585-6484 (voice)
801-585-5585 (fax)



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