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An ObsPy library for event detection and seismic attribute calculation: preparing waveforms for automated analysis
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Turner, RJ and Latto, RB and Reading, AM, An ObsPy library for event detection and seismic attribute calculation: preparing waveforms for automated analysis, Journal of Open Research Software, 9, (1) Article 29. ISSN 2049-9647 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.5334/jors.365
Abstract
We have implemented an extension for the observational seismology obspy software package to provide a streamlined tool tailored to the processing of seismic signals from non-earthquake sources, in particular those from deforming systems such as glaciers and landslides. This seismic attributes library provides functionality to: (1) download and/or pre-process seismic waveform data; (2) detect and catalogue seismic events using multi-component signals from one or more seismometers; and (3) calculate characteristics (‘attributes’/‘features’) of the identified events. The workflow is controlled by three main functions that have been tested for the breadth of data types expected from permanent and campaign-deployed seismic instrumentation. A selected STA/LTA-type (short-term average/long-term average), or other, event detection algorithm can be applied to the waveforms and user-defined functions implemented to calculate any required characteristics of the detected events. The code is written in Python 2/3 and is available on GitHub together with detailed documentation and worked examples.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | geophysics, seismology, data processing, reproducibility, Python |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Geophysics |
| Research Field: | Seismology and seismic exploration |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Turner, RJ (Dr Ross Turner) |
| UTAS Author: | Latto, RB (Ms Rebecca Latto) |
| UTAS Author: | Reading, AM (Professor Anya Reading) |
| ID Code: | 148924 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | Physics |
| Deposited On: | 2022-02-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-24 |
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