Parameter lists in detail:


BAND

Band type

Selects one or several band types

Usage: BAND BANDS
1 parameter in this list:

BANDS

List of band codes separated by spaces, commas, colons, or semicolons. Example: "B,S,LH"
  • Format: Character (80 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

CHANNEL

Channel type

Selects one or several channel (component) types

Usage: CHANNEL CHANS
1 parameter in this list:

CHANS

List of band codes separated by spaces, commas, colons, or semicolons. Unix-style wildcards are allowed. Keyword "=all=" corresponds to all channels (equivalent to "*"). Examples: "BHZ,*N,B?E", "=all="
  • Format: Character (80 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

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DBTABLE

Database tables

This list specifies custom database table names used by SOD

Usage: DBTABLE WHAT NAME
2 parameters in this list:

WHAT

Type of table whose name is given in NAME
  • Format: Selection
  • Selectable Values: (codes in parentheses)
    • Network (NETWORK)
    • Event (EVENT)
    • Station (STAT)
    • Event (EVENT)
  • Default value: Not specified

NAME

Name of the table in the database. By default, "$stations" is used for station table, "$networks" - for network table, "$channels" - for channel table, "$events" - for event table.
  • Format: Character (80 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

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DICTNRY

Dictionary

Provides descriptions of database table and field names, and also elements of the local SQL flavor. This dictionary is specific to SOD and used before the dictionary included in DBASE call

Usage: DICTNRY (No parameters)

1 group of 2 REPEAT parameters per line:

IDENT

Common identifiers assigned to table and column names, time stamp formats, etc.
  • Format: Character (24 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

VALUE

Replacement for IDENT in the current database
  • Format: Character (64 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

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DIST

Distance

Restricts the origin-receiver distance

Usage: DIST MIN MAX
2 parameters in this list:

MIN

Minimum distance, in current units (values <= 0.0 mean no limit)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

MAX

Maximum distance, in current units (values <= 0.0 mean no limit)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

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ESAZ

Azimuth (origin-station)

Restricts the origin-station azimuth range

Usage: ESAZ MIN MAX
2 parameters in this list:

MIN

Minimum azimuth, in degrees, measured from the direction to the North eastwise
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

MAX

Maximum azimuth, in degrees, measured from the direction to the North eastwise
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 360.0

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EV-AREA

Origin

Restricts the origin time and coordinates

Usage: EV-AREA LONMIN LONMAX LATMIN LATMAX DEPTMIN DEPTMAX
6 parameters in this list:

LONMIN

Minimum longitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LONMAX

Maximum longitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LATMIN

Minimum latitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LATMAX

Maximum latitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

DEPTMIN

Minimum depth of the origin (km)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

DEPTMAX

Maximum depth of the origin (km)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 6400

1 group of 6 REPEAT parameters per line:

Additional event area blocks

LONMIN

Minimum longitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LONMAX

Maximum longitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LATMIN

Minimum latitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

LATMAX

Maximum latitude of the origin (deg)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

DEPTMIN

Minimum depth of the origin (km)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

DEPTMAX

Maximum depth of the origin (km)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 6400

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EV-GRID

Event grid

Selects events near regular grid points. All events are checked for proximity to the grid points. For each grid point, and only one event nearest to it is used

Usage: EV-GRID MAXDIST LON0 LAT0 LONINC LATINC
5 parameters in this list:

MAXDIST

Maximum distance from the grid points considered. Negative values mean no limit.
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: -1.0

LON0

Longitude of the origin of the grid, relative to the western edge of event area. Note that this value only gives an offset within the [0,LONINC] range. The whole event will be covered with grid points.
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

LAT0

Latitude of the origin of the grid, relative to the southern edge of event area. Note that this value only gives an offset within the [0,LATINC] range. The whole event will be covered with grid points.
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

LONINC

Longitude increment in the grid
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 1.0

LATINC

Latitude increment in the grid
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 1.0

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EV-MAG

Event magnitude

Selects one or several events from various catalogs

Usage: EV-MAG MAGMIN MAGMAX CATALOG
3 parameters in this list:

MAGMIN

Smallest selected magnitude (values <= 0.0 mean no limit)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

MAGMAX

Largest selected magnitude (values <= 0.0 mean no limit)
  • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
  • Default value: 0.0

CATALOG

Catalog names, separated by spaces, commas, or semicolons. Unix-style wildcards are allowed. Name "=all=" means all catalogs known on the server.
  • Format: Character (72 characters)
  • Default value: =all=

1 group of 1 REPEAT parameter per line:

CATALOG

Continuation of the catalog list.
  • Format: Character (88 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

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EV-TIME

Event Time

Restricts the origin time(s)

Usage: EV-TIME FORMAT
1 parameter in this list:

FORMAT

SQL-style time format string for the input and output times
  • Format: Character (24 characters)
  • Default value: YYYY,DDD,HH24:MI:SS

1 group of 2 REPEAT parameters per line:

START

Start date and time of origin selection
  • Format: Character (24 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

END

End date and time of origin selection
  • Format: Character (24 characters)
  • Default value: Not specified

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EXTRACT

Extract

This list extracts data traces and saves metadata tables received from the database in text files

Usage: EXTRACT WHAT FNAME
2 parameters in this list:

WHAT

Item to extract:
  • NETWORK : Saves the result of network-finding query in a file;
  • ORIGINS, or EVENTS : Saves the origin list in a file;
  • WFLIST, or TRACES : Saves the waveform list in a file;
    • Format: Selection
    • Selectable Values: (codes in parentheses)
      • Network (NETWORK)
      • Events (EVENTS)
      • Stations (STAT)
      • WF List (WFLIST)
      • Traces (TRACES)
    • Default value: TRACES

    FNAME

    File name for saving each item. This file name may include "%d" token for the number of the SOD session. For example, name "network.%d.txt" will save network lists in files "network.1.txt", "network.2.txt", etc.
    • Format: Character (80 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    NETWORK

    Network

    Selects one or several networks. Use this list if you whish to specify a networks explicitely. Normally, networks are obtained from the lists of stations.

    Usage: NETWORK NAMES
    1 parameter in this list:

    NAMES

    List of network codes separated by spaces, commas, colons, or semicolons. Example: "II,IU,SR". Name "=all=" means all networks known on the server.
    • Format: Character (88 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    1 group of 1 REPEAT parameter per line:

    NAMES

    Continuation of the network list.
    • Format: Character (88 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    SEAZ

    Azimuth (station-origin)

    Restricts the station-azimuth azimuth range

    Usage: SEAZ MIN MAX
    2 parameters in this list:

    MIN

    Minimum azimuth, in degrees, measured from the direction to the North eastwise
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: 0.0

    MAX

    Maximum azimuth, in degrees, measured from the direction to the North eastwise
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: 360.0

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    SQL

    SQL query

    Appends an arbitrary SQL string to the query

    Usage: SQL (No parameters)

    1 group of 1 REPEAT parameter per line:

    SQLSTR

    One line of the SQL string. All lines are concatenated.
    • Format: Character (80 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    ST-AREA

    Station area

    Restricts the geographic area of stations

    Usage: ST-AREA LONMIN LONMAX LATMIN LATMAX
    4 parameters in this list:

    LONMIN

    Minimum longitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LONMAX

    Maximum longitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LATMIN

    Minimum latitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LATMAX

    Maximum latitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    1 group of 4 REPEAT parameters per line:

    Additional station area blocks

    LONMIN

    Minimum longitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LONMAX

    Maximum longitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LATMIN

    Minimum latitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    LATMAX

    Maximum latitude of the origin (deg)
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    ST-NAME

    Station names

    List of stations to request by name

    Usage: ST-NAME NAMES
    1 parameter in this list:

    NAMES

    List of items to select, separated by spaces, commas, colons, or semicolons. Dots may indicate names of tables, for example: "TABLE1.entry1, TABLE2.entry2"
    • Format: Character (88 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    1 group of 1 REPEAT parameter per line:

    NAMES

    Continuation of the selection list
    • Format: Character (88 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    STAND

    Stand

    Specifies the intervals between periodic re-checking the database and time of termination

    Usage: STAND TINT COUNT END
    3 parameters in this list:

    TINT

    Time interval between re-checking the db, in minutes
    • Format: FLOAT
    • Default value: 10.0

    COUNT

    Name of integer trace header in which the session counter is written. At the beginnging, this counter is set eqqual 1, and incremented each time SOD wakes up. By using this counter, you can separate the incremental outputs into different files.
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    END

    Date/time string at which to stop checking for new data, in "Month Day, Year Hour:Min:Sec" format (Example: Aug 24, 2009 12:00). If no end time is given but TINT > 0, the process never stops.
    • Format: Character (48 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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    TGATE

    Time gate

    Specified the time gate of interest. Both start and end times may be set relative to the origin time or to the time of arrivals in ISAP91 model.

    Usage: TGATE START TSTART END TEND KEY KEYVAL MODEL
    7 parameters in this list:

    START

    Base time relative to which the beginning of the arrival time range is specified
    • Format: Selection
    • Selectable Values: (codes in parentheses)
      • Origin time (ORIGIN)
      • P-wave (P)
      • S-wave (S)
    • Default value: ORIGIN

    TSTART

    Start of the waveform time window, in current time units
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: 0.0

    END

    Base time relative to which the end of arrival time range is specified
    • Format: Selection
    • Selectable Values: (codes in parentheses)
      • Origin time (ORIGIN)
      • P-wave (P)
      • S-wave (S)
      • Same as START (SAME)
    • Default value: SAME

    TEND

    End of the waveform time window, in current time units. If time end turns out to be earlier than start, no waveform data is retrieved.
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: 0.0

    KEY

    Name of an integer trace header created in the output traces in order to differentiate between multiple time gates extracted.
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

    KEYVAL

    Value set in KEY header field in output traces
    • Format: Trace Header (table entry), name, or numerical value (8 characters)
    • Default value: 0

    MODEL

    Earth model in which the travel-times are calculated
    • Format: Editable selection (24 characters)
    • Selectable Values: (codes in parentheses)
      • PREM (PREM)
      • IASP91 (IASP91)
    • Default value: IASP91

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    TRACES

    Traces

    Parameters of the output traces (waveform anchors). These trace headers can also be used for quick plotting without contacting the database again.

    Usage: TRACES EVID EVLON EVLAT STID STLON STLAT CHID WFTAB TRID DIST SAMPINT
    11 parameters in this list:

    EVID

    Name of integer trace header in which the event ID number is output (corresponding to the primary key of event table in the database
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: evid

    EVLON

    Name of trace header in which event longitude is output
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: evlon

    EVLAT

    Name of trace header in which event latitude is output
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: evlat

    STID

    Name of integer trace header in which the station ID number is output (corresponding to the primary key of station table in the database
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: stid

    STLON

    Name of trace header in which station longitude is output
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: stlon

    STLAT

    Name of trace header in which station latitude is output
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: stlat

    CHID

    Name of integer trace header in which the channel ID number is output (corresponding to the primary key of channel table in the database
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: chid

    WFTAB

    Name of character trace header in which the name of waveform table in the database is output
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: wftab

    TRID

    Name of integer trace header in which the trace ID number in table WFTAB is output (this entry corresponds to the the primary key of trace table in the database)
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: trid

    DIST

    Name of floating-point trace header to output the source-receiver distance.
    • Format: Character (8 characters)
    • Default value: dist

    SAMPINT

    Sampling interval for the output anchor trace. Its value is usually not important.
    • Format: FLOAT
    • Default value: 1.0

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    TRCTAB

    Trace table

    Obtains trace parameters from the specified database table

    Usage: TRCTAB TABNAME
    1 parameter in this list:

    TABNAME

    Name of database table from which the traces are taken. If the table name is given as "=generate=", traces are generated for each origin-station pair and arrival time window
    • Format: Character (80 characters)
    • Default value: Not specified

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