Thread: Tying a Pole-Zero file to the SAC Seed Reference Manual, version 2.4, August, 2014

Started: 2014-04-16 22:43:16
Last activity: 2014-04-17 02:13:29
Topics: SAC Help
Below is a Pole-Z file for network=CI, Station=PAS, channel=VHZ. It was
output from rdseed.

Questions:

1. Is the appropriate equation from "Pole-Zero Representation for
Analog Stages," page 159, equation 6?

2. Is the CONSTANT in the file In (+1.702831e+13) = Sd*A0?

3. How do INSTGAIN and A0, in the file relate to Sd, A0 and the
CONSTANT value of +1.702831e+13?



Thanks in advance,

Mike Padgett





* **********************************

* NETWORK (KNETWK): CI

* STATION (KSTNM): PAS

* LOCATION (KHOLE):

* CHANNEL (KCMPNM): VHZ

* CREATED : 2014-03-31T16:34:17

* START : 2006-06-06T22:30:00

* END : 2006-10-30T22:18:60

* DESCRIPTION : Pasadena, California, USA

* LATITUDE : 34.148440

* LONGITUDE : -118.171170

* ELEVATION : 314.0

* DEPTH : 0.0

* DIP : 0.0

* AZIMUTH : 0.0

* SAMPLE RATE : 0.1

* INPUT UNIT : M

* OUTPUT UNIT : COUNTS

* INSTTYPE : STS-1

* INSTGAIN : 2.572390e+03 (M/S)

* COMMENT : N/A

* SENSITIVITY : 4.326760e+09 (M/S)

* A0 : 3.935580e+03

* **********************************

ZEROS 3

+0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00

+0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00

+0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00

POLES 4

-1.234120e-02 +1.234150e-02

-1.234120e-02 -1.234150e-02

-3.917570e+01 +4.912340e+01

-3.917570e+01 -4.912340e+01

CONSTANT +1.702831e+13




  • Hi Mike,

    Answer your questions:

    1) Yes,

    2) CONSTANT is: Sensitivity*A0, so (4.326760e+09)*(3.935580e+03)=+1.702831e+13.

    3) INSTGAIN :this value is given for the fabricant in the calibration sheet,
    so for STS-1 this value is ~2400 V/m/s, called sensor sensitivity or sensor gain.

    HTH,

    Milton


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    On Apr 16, 2014, at 10:43 PM, Mike Padgett <mpadgett<at>quantum-earth.com> wrote:

    Below is a Pole-Z file for network=CI, Station=PAS, channel=VHZ. It was output from rdseed.
    Questions:
    1. Is the appropriate equation from “Pole-Zero Representation for Analog Stages,” page 159, equation 6?
    2. Is the CONSTANT in the file In (+1.702831e+13) = Sd*A0?
    3. How do INSTGAIN and A0, in the file relate to Sd, A0 and the CONSTANT value of +1.702831e+13?

    Thanks in advance,
    Mike Padgett


    * **********************************
    * NETWORK (KNETWK): CI
    * STATION (KSTNM): PAS
    * LOCATION (KHOLE):
    * CHANNEL (KCMPNM): VHZ
    * CREATED : 2014-03-31T16:34:17
    * START : 2006-06-06T22:30:00
    * END : 2006-10-30T22:18:60
    * DESCRIPTION : Pasadena, California, USA
    * LATITUDE : 34.148440
    * LONGITUDE : -118.171170
    * ELEVATION : 314.0
    * DEPTH : 0.0
    * DIP : 0.0
    * AZIMUTH : 0.0
    * SAMPLE RATE : 0.1
    * INPUT UNIT : M
    * OUTPUT UNIT : COUNTS
    * INSTTYPE : STS-1
    * INSTGAIN : 2.572390e+03 (M/S)
    * COMMENT : N/A
    * SENSITIVITY : 4.326760e+09 (M/S)
    * A0 : 3.935580e+03
    * **********************************
    ZEROS 3
    +0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00
    +0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00
    +0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00
    POLES 4
    -1.234120e-02 +1.234150e-02
    -1.234120e-02 -1.234150e-02
    -3.917570e+01 +4.912340e+01
    -3.917570e+01 -4.912340e+01
    CONSTANT +1.702831e+13

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