Geopsy-fk

Signal database preparation

Signal viewer for one group of simultaneously recorded waveforms ready for array processing

This step is performed with Geopsy graphical interface. If you have followed all steps for the preparation of a database, loading coordinates and grouping, you should have now a set of simultaneously recorded waveforms associated in a group and containing coordinates for each waveform.

Note that from release 3.4.0, it is possible to load signal files directly from the command line without creating a database. The file headers must have the correct absolute time and the sensor coordinates.

Alternatively, you can download a ready-to-go database file and the corresponding waveform files at this location. Note that you have to re-locate your waveform files as described in detail in this page. Or without a graphical interface:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -fix-signal-paths
 ----WARNING--- Opening Database...----
 File '/home/mao/GEOPSY_DOC_WORKSHOP/RING01_SHORT/WA.WAU01..HHE.D.2010.056.000' does not exist.
 The path may have changed. Would you like to manually select its new location?
   1. Yes <-- default
   2. No
 ?

Hit enter or answer '1', 'y' or 'yes'.

 Show this message again? [y]/n

Hit enter or answer 'y' or 'yes'.

 ---- Opening Database... ----
   Filter: Signal file (WA.WAU01..HHE.D.2010.056.000)
   Current directory: /tmp
   Please select file '/home/mao/GEOPSY_DOC_WORKSHOP/RING01_SHORT/WA.WAU01..HHE.D.2010.056.000' in its new location.
 File to open:

Provide the absolute or the relative path to the requested file(s). For instance:

 RING01_SHORT/WA.WAU01..HHE.D.2010.056.000

Files having similar paths are automatically translated. At the end the database is saved with your local paths. You can check that all paths are correct by re-starting the same command: you should get no output message. You can also view the signals in a graphical user interface:

 $ geopsy Lep_ring01_3C.gpy

This database contains two predefined groups: vertical and 3C. Please test if you can view the signals: use drag and drop functionality and check the coordinate settings in the table view or map view. If you display the predefined group vertical in a graphic viewer, you should obtain a picture similar to the one displayed on the right.

Another way to get the list of groups is:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -groups
 geopsy-fk: Default groups: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083557.410000 (962.41 sec.)
 geopsy-fk: Default groups/All signals: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083557.410000 (962.41 sec.)
 geopsy-fk: Default groups/All files: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083557.410000 (962.41 sec.)
 geopsy-fk: Default groups/Permanent files: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083557.410000 (962.41 sec.)
 geopsy-fk: vertical: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083546.830000 (951.83 sec.)
 geopsy-fk: 3C: 20100225081955.000000 20100225083557.410000 (962.41 sec.)

Single component high resolution FK

The simplest way to invoke geopsy-fk is:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -group vertical

Input parameters are automatically adjusted and results are saved in file 'capon-vertical.max'. By default,

• the minimum velocity is set to 50 m/s,
• time windows are 50-period long,
• Cross-spectrum matrix calculated by averaging 2N blocks (time windows) where N is the the number of sensors,
• the minimum frequency is set to have at least two velocity estimations (taking block average parameters and gaps into account),
• the maximum frequency is set to Nyquist frequency,
• the number of peaks searched on the FK map is limited to N with a minimum relative threshold of 90% for their amplitude (the reference is the highest peak).

These values can be changed by providing a parameter file:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -group vertical -param my.param -o my

where my.param can be for instance:

 PERIOD_COUNT=50
 MINIMUM_FREQUENCY=1
 MAXIMUM_FREQUENCY=30
 MIN_V=125
 BLOCK_COUNT_FACTOR=1
 RELATIVE_THRESHOLD (%)=10

Parameter RELATIVE_THRESHOLD selects all FK peaks whose amplitudes are higher that 10% of the highest peak. Option -o adds a prefix to the automatic output file name which is by default process_type-group_name.max. Alternatively, parameters can be modified directly in the command line:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -group-path vertical -param my.param -o my -set MIN_V=100

In this last case, the parameters are first loaded from my.param and then MIN_V is set to 100 instead of 125 m/s. The order of the options -param and -set matters and they can be used several times.

There are many other secondary parameters. To get a list of all possible parameters and their default values, run:

 $ geopsy-fk -param-example

Dispersion curve for the high resolution FK processed on the vertical component.

Results can be viewed with:

 $ gphistogram my-vertical.max

.max files save the command line arguments, the complete version of geopsy-fk and its dependencies, the parameters and the results. The history of arguments can be also accessed through

 $ geopsy-fk -args

Both commands support online help with

 $ geopsy-fk -h all

Single component conventional FK

Dispersion curve for the conventional FK processed on the vertical component.

To run a conventional FK without block averaging as in geopsy graphical user interface before 2018:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -group-path vertical -param conv.param

where conv.param can be for instance:

 MINIMUM_FREQUENCY=1
 MAXIMUM_FREQUENCY=30
 FREQ_BAND_WIDTH=0.1
 PROCESS_TYPE=Conventional
 BLOCK_COUNT=1
 STATISTIC_COUNT=0
 MIN_V (m/s)=100
 RELATIVE_THRESHOLD (%)=10

Rayleigh Three-component BeamForming (RTBF)

Dispersion curve for Rayleigh with RTBF.

Ellipticity curve for Rayleigh with RTBF.

Estimation of the ratio of incoherent over coherent noise with RTBF.

Dispersion curve for Love with RTBF.

The method is described in Wathelet et al. (2018) . A typical parameter file can be (e.g. rtbf.param):

 MINIMUM_FREQUENCY=1
 MAXIMUM_FREQUENCY=30
 FREQ_BAND_WIDTH=0.1
 PROCESS_TYPE=RTBF
 ROTATE_STEP_COUNT=72
 BLOCK_COUNT_FACTOR=4
 MIN_V (m/s)=100
 STATISTIC_MAX_OVERLAP(%)=100
 RELATIVE_THRESHOLD (%)=10

Parameter STATISTIC_MAX_OVERLAP adjusts the overlap between two block sets. At 100%, the block set is shifted by one block. At 0%, the block set is shifted by the number of blocks in the block set to avoid any overlap. Any intermediate value is possible. To run a three-component FK:

 $ geopsy-fk -db Lep_ring01_3C.gpy -group-path 3C -param rtbf.param

Note that the selected group must have the three components available for all sensors.

To view the Rayleigh dispersion curve:

 $ gphistogram rtbf-3C.max -p R

The option -p defines a pattern to select the result lines of file .max which contains a polarization column either Vertical, Rayleigh or Love. To view the Love dispersion curve:

 $ gphistogram rtbf-3C.max -p L

Love dispersion curve is computed in the same way as in Poggi et al. (2010) . To view the Rayleigh ellipticity curve:

 $ gphistogram rtbf-3C.max -p R -ell-angle

To view the ratio of incoherent over coherent noise:

 $ gphistogram rtbf-3C.max -p R -noise

Miscellaneous

The produced .max files contain an application signature in the header. The signature lists the arguments and the code version (with the Git commit ID). To re-run a case, for instance with new options or a new version, the .max file can be directly executed in a shell (from geopsypack-3.4.2).

 bash old_results-rtbf-group1.max

New options can be added.

  bash old_results-rtbf-group1.max -o new_results

The last option avoids overwriting the original file "old_results-rtbf-group1.max". Even if the original arguments had an option "-o", only the last one is kept.