Object-oriented microcomputer software for earthquake seismology

Conference · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)

OSTI ID:5997687

Kroeger, G C ^[1]

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1. Trinity Univ., San Antonio, TX (United States). Geology Dept.

A suite of graphically interactive applications for the retrieval, editing and modeling of earthquake seismograms have been developed using object-orientation programming methodology and the C++ language. Retriever is an application which allows the user to search for, browse, and extract seismic data from CD-ROMs produced by the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). The user can restrict the date, size, location and depth of desired earthquakes and extract selected data into a variety of common seismic file formats. Reformer is an application that allows the user to edit seismic data and data headers, and perform a variety of signal processing operations on that data. Synthesizer is a program for the generation and analysis of teleseismic P and SH synthetic seismograms. The program provides graphical manipulation of source parameters, crustal structures and seismograms, as well as near real-time response in generating synthetics for arbitrary flat-layered crustal structures. All three applications use class libraries developed for implementing geologic and seismic objects and views. Standard seismogram view objects and objects that encapsulate the reading and writing of different seismic data file formats are shared by all three applications. The focal mechanism views in Synthesizer are based on a generic stereonet view object. Interaction with the native graphical user interface is encapsulated in a class library in order to simplify the porting of the software to different operating systems and application programming interfaces. The software was developed on the Apple Macintosh and is being ported to UNIX/X-Window platforms.

• OSTI ID: 5997687
• Report Number(s): CONF-9303212--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) Journal Volume: 25:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
580000* -- Geosciences
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COMPUTERS
DATA
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COMPILATION
DETECTION
EARTHQUAKES
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
SEISMIC DETECTION
SEISMIC EVENTS
SEISMIC WAVES
SEISMOLOGY
SIMULATION