Dear sac-help:
I was wondering if you could clarify the convention for CMPINC.
CMPINC is define here
http://www.iris.edu/software/sac/manual/file_format.html as "Component
incident angle (degrees from vertical).
vang in the antelope schema is defined as:
This attribute measures the angle between the sensitive axis of a
seismometer and the outward-pointing vertical direction. For a vertically
oriented seismometer, vang = 0, or 180 (to reverse the sense of the
instrument). For a horizontally oriented seismometer, vang = 90. See hang.
The definition for CMPINC is somewhat ambiguous, since "vertical" is a
line, not a vector. Does "vertical" mean "outward-pointing vertical
direction"?
Thanks,
Carl
I was wondering if you could clarify the convention for CMPINC.
CMPINC is define here
http://www.iris.edu/software/sac/manual/file_format.html as "Component
incident angle (degrees from vertical).
vang in the antelope schema is defined as:
This attribute measures the angle between the sensitive axis of a
seismometer and the outward-pointing vertical direction. For a vertically
oriented seismometer, vang = 0, or 180 (to reverse the sense of the
instrument). For a horizontally oriented seismometer, vang = 90. See hang.
The definition for CMPINC is somewhat ambiguous, since "vertical" is a
line, not a vector. Does "vertical" mean "outward-pointing vertical
direction"?
Thanks,
Carl
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upward : cmpinc = 0
downward: cmpinc = 180
north component: cmpinc = 90
east component: compinc = 90
also :
cmpaz =0 for north component
cmpaz=90 for east component
am i right?
Yingcai zheng
mit
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Carl Tape <carltape<at>gi.alaska.edu> wrote:
Dear sac-help:
I was wondering if you could clarify the convention for CMPINC.
CMPINC is define here
http://www.iris.edu/software/sac/manual/file_format.html as "Component
incident angle (degrees from vertical).
vang in the antelope schema is defined as:
This attribute measures the angle between the sensitive axis of a
seismometer and the outward-pointing vertical direction. For a vertically
oriented seismometer, vang = 0, or 180 (to reverse the sense of the
instrument). For a horizontally oriented seismometer, vang = 90. See hang.
The definition for CMPINC is somewhat ambiguous, since "vertical" is a
line, not a vector. Does "vertical" mean "outward-pointing vertical
direction"?
Thanks,
Carl
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The below outline matches my understanding of the common usage, basically vertical is positive up or "outward-pointing". This also matches the convention implied when the DMC converts a SEED dip to a SAC inclination.
Chad
IRIS DMC
On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Yingcai Zheng wrote:
upward : cmpinc = 0
downward: cmpinc = 180
north component: cmpinc = 90
east component: compinc = 90
also :
cmpaz =0 for north component
cmpaz=90 for east component
am i right?
Yingcai zheng
mit
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Carl Tape <carltape<at>gi.alaska.edu> wrote:
Dear sac-help:
I was wondering if you could clarify the convention for CMPINC.
CMPINC is define here http://www.iris.edu/software/sac/manual/file_format.html as "Component incident angle (degrees from vertical).
vang in the antelope schema is defined as:
This attribute measures the angle between the sensitive axis of a seismometer and the outward-pointing vertical direction. For a vertically oriented seismometer, vang = 0, or 180 (to reverse the sense of the instrument). For a horizontally oriented seismometer, vang = 90. See hang.
The definition for CMPINC is somewhat ambiguous, since "vertical" is a line, not a vector. Does "vertical" mean "outward-pointing vertical direction"?
Thanks,
Carl
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Thanks, folks. I suppose the only concrete change would be to add a word or
two to the manual definition of CMPINC, like "upward-pointing vertical
direction" or "outward-pointing vertical direction".
Thanks,
Carl
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Chad Trabant <chad<at>iris.washington.edu>wrote:
The below outline matches my understanding of the common usage, basically
vertical is positive up or "outward-pointing". This also matches the
convention implied when the DMC converts a SEED dip to a SAC inclination.
Chad
IRIS DMC
On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Yingcai Zheng wrote:
upward : cmpinc = 0
downward: cmpinc = 180
north component: cmpinc = 90
east component: compinc = 90
also :
cmpaz =0 for north component
cmpaz=90 for east component
am i right?
Yingcai zheng
mit
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Carl Tape <carltape<at>gi.alaska.edu> wrote:
Dear sac-help:
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I was wondering if you could clarify the convention for CMPINC.
CMPINC is define here
http://www.iris.edu/software/sac/manual/file_format.html as "Component
incident angle (degrees from vertical).
vang in the antelope schema is defined as:
This attribute measures the angle between the sensitive axis of a
seismometer and the outward-pointing vertical direction. For a vertically
oriented seismometer, vang = 0, or 180 (to reverse the sense of the
instrument). For a horizontally oriented seismometer, vang = 90. See hang.
The definition for CMPINC is somewhat ambiguous, since "vertical" is a
line, not a vector. Does "vertical" mean "outward-pointing vertical
direction"?
Thanks,
Carl
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