Makes picks on waveforms.
scautopick searches for waveform anomalies in form of changes in amplitude. It basically applies a robust sta/lta algorithm to the waveform streams which have been filtered before with a Butterworth filter of third order with corner frequencies of 0.7 and 2 Hz. Once the sta/lta ratio reached a specific value (by default 3) for a particular stream, a pick is set to the time when this threshold is exceeded. Once the ratio reaches a factor of 3, a pick is created and the picker is set inactive. The picker is reactivated for this stream once the sta/lta ratio falls to the value of 1.5.
The second task of scautopick is to calculate amplitudes for given magnitude types where the time window starts at the pick time. For example mb is calculated for a fixed time window of 30s after the pick, mB for time window of 60s, for MLv a time window of 150s is estimated to make sure that S-arrivals are inside this time window. The precalculated amplitudes are sent out and received by the magnitude tool.
scautopick usually runs in the background connected to a real-time data source such as Seedlink. This is referred to as online mode. Another option to run scautopick is on offline mode with files.
In online mode the workflow draws like this:
These steps repeat for any incoming record.
Note
Due to code changes in the file data source the command line option --playback is essential otherwise a real-time time window is set and all records are most likely filtered out.
To tune scautopick or to do playbacks it is helpful to run scautopick not with a real-time data source but on a data set, e.g. a multiplexed sorted MiniSEED volume. scautopick will apply the same workflow as in online mode but the acquisition of data records has to change. If the input data (file) has been read scautopick will exit and furthermore it must not ask for a particular time window, especially not for a real-time time window. To accomplish that the command line parameter --playback has to be used.
$ scautopick --playback -I data.mseed
This call will process all records in data.mseed for which bindings exist and send the results to the messaging. If all data records are processed scautpick will exit. The processing steps are similar to the online mode.
scautopick inherits global options.
Type: string
Defines the default filter used for picking. Station specific configurations will override this value.
Type: double
Time correction applied for each pick made. Station specific values override this value. Default is -0.8.
Type: int
Defined the record ringbuffer size in seconds. Default is 300.
Type: int
The leadTime defines the time in seconds to start picking on waveforms before current time. Default is 60.
Type: int
The initTime defines a timespan in seconds for that the picker is blind after initialization. This time is needed to initialize the filter and depends on it. Default is 60.
Type: boolean
Interpolate gaps linearily? This is valid for gaps shorter than thresholds.maxGapLength. Default is false.
Type: list:string
Defines the amplitude types to be computed by the picker as well. Default is MLv, mb, mB.
Type: string
Configures the picker to use. By default only a simple detections are emitted as picks. To enable real picking on a time window around the detection, an algorithm (plugin) can be defined with this parameter.
Type: string
Configures the secondary picker to use.
Type: boolean
If enabled the all streams are used for picking that are received by the picker. This option has only effect if a file is used as input which contains more data than the picker requests. If connected to a waveform server such as SeedLink the picker will only receive the data it subscribed to. Default is true.
Type: boolean
If enabled and a picker is configured then detections are sent as well. To distinguish between detections and picks the evaluation mode of the pick is set to manual. This is meant to be a debug option which can be used to compare detections and picks by their evaluation mode. Default is false.
Type: double
For which value on the filtered waveforms is a pick detected. Station specific values override this value. Default is 3.
Type: double
The value the filtered waveforms must reach to enable detection again. Between triggerOn and triggerOff the picker is blind and does not produce picks. Station specific values ovveride this value. Default is 1.5.
Type: double
The maximum gap length in seconds to handle. Gaps larger than this will cause the picker to be resettet. Default is 4.5.
Type: double
The time window used to compute a maximum (snr) amplitude on the filtered waveforms. Default is 10.
Type: double
The dead time in seconds. Default is 30.
Type: double
Default is 3.
Type: string
Group used to send amplitudes to. Default is AMPLITUDE.
Type: boolean
Enables/disables picking on a station. Default is true.
Type: string
Defines the filter to be used for picking. Default is "RMHP(10)>>ITAPER(30)>>BW(4,0.7,2)>>STALTA(2,80)".
Type: double
For which value on the filtered waveform is a pick detected. Default is 3.
Type: double
The value the filtered waveform must reach to enable a detection again. Default is 1.5.
Type: double
The time correction applied to a detected pick. Default is -0.8.
Type: boolean
Defines whether the detector applies sensitivity correction (applying the gain) or not in advance to filter the data. Default is false.
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Use alternative configuration file. When this option is used the loading of all stages is disabled. Only the given configuration file is parsed and used. To use another name for the configuration create a symbolic link of the application or copy it, eg scautopick -> scautopick2.
Load given plugins.
Run as daemon. This means the application will fork itself and doesn't need to be started with &.
Enable/disable self-shutdown because a master module shutdown. This only works when messaging is enabled and the master module sends a shutdown message (enabled with --start-stop-msg for the master module).
Sets the name of the master-module used for auto-shutdown. This is the application name of the module actually started. If symlinks are used then it is the name of the symlinked application.
Sets the name of the master-username of the messaging used for auto-shutdown. If "shutdown-master-module" is given as well this parameter is ignored.
Verbosity level [0..4]. 0:quiet, 1:error, 2:warning, 3:info, 4:debug
Increase verbosity level (may be repeated, eg. -vv)
Quiet mode: no logging output
Limits the logging to a certain component. This option can be given more than once.
Use syslog logging back end. The output usually goes to /var/lib/messages.
Path to lock file.
Send log output to stdout.
Debug mode: --verbosity=4 --console=1
Use alternative log file.
Overrides configuration parameter connection.username.
Overrides configuration parameter connection.server.
Overrides configuration parameter connection.timeout.
Overrides configuration parameter connection.primaryGroup.
A group to subscribe to. This option can be given more than once.
Overrides configuration parameter connection.encoding.
Sets sending of a start- and a stop message.
List all supported database drivers.
The database connection string, format: service://user:pwd@host/database. "service" is the name of the database driver which can be queried with "--db-driver-list".
The configmodule to use.
Load the inventory from the given database or file, format: [service://]location
Do not use the database at all
List all supported record stream drivers
The recordstream source URL, format: [service://]location[#type]. "service" is the name of the recordstream driver which can be queried with "--record-driver-list". If "service" is not given "file://" is used.
Specify a file as record source.
Specify a type for the records being read.
Do not connect to a messaging server and do not use the database.
Switches to playback mode which does not request a particular time window from the input data source. This implies that all records are forwarded to scautopick if files are being used. Without this option scautopick sets the requested start time to NOW-leadTime and therefore would not work anymore with older datasets in offline mode or when running playbacks.
Outputs an XML event parameters file containing all picks and amplitudes. This option implies offline.
Enables or disables computation of amplitudes.
Runs the picker as usual but does not send any messages. This can be useful to test the picker within a running system.
Dumps the current configuration and exits. Station configuration is only read if the picker connects to the messaging and the database. In offline mode it will only dump the application specific setting unless a station.conf file is provided.
Overrides configuration parameter timeCorrection.
Overrides configuration parameter ringBufferSize.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.triggerOn.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.triggerOff.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.deadTime.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.amplMaxTimeWindow.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.minAmplOffset.
Overrides configuration parameter thresholds.maxGapLength.
Overrides configuration parameter gapInterpolation.
Overrides configuration parameter useAllStreams.
Overrides configuration parameter sendDetections.