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version 1.4.0.0 (708 KB) by James Verdon
Updated 17 Feb 2012
Seis_Pick provides an interactive picking environment for processing seismic data. View License

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Overview Functions

Seis_pick provides an interactive environment for picking seismic waveforms. It has been developed with the principal Requires
purpose of processing downhole microseismic data, although is suitable for all seismic data. Seis_Pick displays seismic MATLAB
traces, allowing the user to pick P-wave and S-wave phases.
MATLAB Release Compatibility
Seis_Pick can take Matlab workspace variables as input arguments. Alternatively, Seis_Pick can read SAC files directly.
Created with R2009b
When SAC files have been read, Seis_Pick can save picks back into the SAC file headers. Compatible with any release

When phases have been picked, the user can enter spectral analysis to view the frequency content of each phase, as well Platform Compatibility
as pre-event noise. The user can also enter hodogram analysis to view the polarization of phases. This is particularly useful
to check that picked P-wave and S-wave phases are polarized orthogonally, as well as to compute the back-azimuth of the  Windows  macOS  Linux

detected event (using P-wave polarization). Seis_Pick also provides a number of other signal-processing facilities, including
a band-pass filter, or predictive filter that uses pre-event noise to create a notch filter. Tags Add Tags

geophysics microseismic
Seis_Pick has been developed as part of BUMPS (Bristol University Microseismicity ProjectS).
picking sac seismic
Seis_Pick Action Buttons:
signal processing

p :- Pick P-wave start

s :- Pick S-wave start Others Also Downloaded
o :- Pick P-wave end
An automated P-phase Arrival Time Picker
a :- Pick S-wave end with SNR output
P :- Delete P-wave start pick 
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S :- Delete S-wave start pick
O :- Delete P-wave end pick P-PHASE ARRIVAL TIME PICKER BASED
A :- Delete S-wave end pick ON AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION
w :- Wipe picks on one trace 8 Downloads 
W :- Wipe picks on all traces
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f :- Predictive filter - The predictive filter inverts the frequency spectrum of the pre-event noise to create a notch filter. To 46 Downloads 
define the pre-event noise, the predictive filter requires that the P-wave start be picked. If it is not, no filtering will occur.
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b :- Bandpass filter - Once bandpass has been selected, the user must enter a length 2 vector defining the low and high
Inspired by: Circular Statistics Toolbox
pass corner frequencies.
(Directional Statistics)

F :- Remove filtering - When filtering, the unfiltered traces are stored in a dummy trace. If selected, SEIS_PICK returns to Inspired: verify_magic( A )

the original unfiltered trace. The filtered traces are not saved.

h :- Enter hodogram analysis (individual station)

q :- Enter spectral analysis (individual station)
H :- Perform hodogram analysis on all stations - Performs hodogram analysis on P-wave windows only to compute event
azimuth.
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c :- Cut traces - Effectively, this tool controls Matlab’s xlim property, to view a subset of the full trace. This is only an xlim Create scripts with code, output, and
formatted text in a single executable
operation, the trace itself is not cut. When using ‘c’, the user must press ‘c’ once to define the start of the new time window,
document.
and ‘c’ again to define the end of the window.

z :- Zoom to selected traces - Effectively, this tool controls Matlab’s ylim property, to view one (or more) of the geophones  Learn About Live Editor
only. As per the ‘cut’ option, press ‘z’ once to select the topmost trace to view, and ‘z’ again to select the lowermost trace to
view.

C :- Undo cut to view full trace - Resets Matlab’s xlim property to default settings.

Z :- Undo zoom to view all traces - Resets Matlab’s ylim property to default settings.

E :- Save plot of traces to .eps - On selecting this option, the user must input the file-name to which the plot of traces is
saved.

L :- Load pre-existing pickmatrix - If an ascii file of picks already exists, ‘L’ loads them. See ‘Pickmatrix format’ section for
details on the format of a pick matrix file. On selecting this option, the user is prompted for the file-name of the picks file.

M :- Save picks to ascii file - Saves the picks to an ascii format pick matrix file. On selecting this option, the user is prompted
for the file-name of the picks file.

m:- Save picks to SAC headers. Picks are saved to SAC headers t0 - t3 as following: t0= P-wave start, t1= S-wave start, t2=
P-wave end, t3= S-wave end.

J :- Toggle help panel - Removes/displays a helpful reminder of all SEIS_PICK options.

X :- Exit SEIS_PICK

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Muksin Umar 

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4 Dec 2016
Could the code read the MSEED file directly?
Muksin

Matteo Niccoli 

15 Jun 2013
Great work, thanks.
BTW I think help menu is exaustive and clearly written.

yassine 
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28 Nov 2012
I tried many times to use it, but in vain.
I m not an experienced user of matlab, so maybe is better that u put more explanation how we open files n seis_pick
thanks

Ricardo 
31 Jul 2012
Looks great but is there any chance to have some raw data to test it? Regards

Updates
17 Feb 2012 1.4.0.0 This update incorporates the ability for Seis_Pick to read seismic data directly from SAC files.

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