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NAME

       pscoupe - Plot cross-sections of focal mechanisms


SYNOPSIS

       pscoupe [ files ]  -Jparameters
        -Rregion    -Aparameters   [   -B[p|s]parameters  ]  [   -Ecolor  ]  [
       -Fmode[args] ] [  -Gcolor ] [  -K ] [  -L[pen] ] [  -M ] [  -N ] [   -O
       ]  [   -Q  ]  [   -S<symbol><scale>[/d]  ]  [   -Tn  ] [  -U[stamp] ] [
       -V[level] ] [  -Wpen ] [  -Xx_offset ] [  -Yy_offset ]  [   -Zcpt  ]  [
       -dinodata  ]  [  -eregexp  ]  [  -hheaders ] [ -iflags ] [ -ttransp ] [
       -:[i|o] ]

       Note: No space is allowed between the option flag  and  the  associated
       arguments.


DESCRIPTION

       pscoupe  reads data values from files [or standard input] and generates
       PostScript code  that  will  plot  symbols,  lines  or  polygons  on  a
       cross-section. Focal mechanisms may be specified and require additional
       columns of data. The PostScript code is written to standard output.

       Unless  -Q is used, new file is created with the new coordinates (x, y)
       and  the  mechanism (from lower focal half-sphere for horizontal plane,
       to half-sphere behind a vertical plane). When the plane is not horizon-
       tal,  -  north  direction becomes upwards steepest descent direction of
       the plane (u) - east direction becomes strike direction  of  the  plane
       (s) - down direction (= north^east) becomes u^s Axis angles are defined
       in the same way as in horizontal plane in the new system.  Moment  ten-
       sor (initially in r, t, f system that is up, south, east) is defined in
       (-u^s, -u, s) system.


REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

       table  One or more ASCII (or binary, see -bi[ncols][type])  data  table
              file(s) holding a number of data columns. If no tables are given
              then we read from standard input.

       -Jparameters (more a|)
              Select map projection.

       -Rwest/east/south/north[/zmin/zmax][+r][+uunit]
              west, east, south, and north specify the region of interest, and
              you    may    specify    them   in   decimal   degrees   or   in
              [A+-]dd:mm[:ss.xxx][W|E|S|N] format Append +r if lower left  and
              upper  right  map  coordinates are given instead of w/e/s/n. The
              two shorthands -Rg and -Rd stand for global  domain  (0/360  and
              -180/+180  in longitude respectively, with -90/+90 in latitude).
              Alternatively for grid creation, give Rcodelon/lat/nx/ny,  where
              code  is a 2-character combination of L, C, R (for left, center,
              or right) and T, M, B for top, middle, or bottom. e.g.,  BL  for
              lower  left.  This indicates which point on a rectangular region
              the lon/lat coordinate refers to, and the grid dimensions nx and
              ny with grid spacings via -I is used to create the corresponding
              region.  Alternatively, specify the name  of  an  existing  grid
              file  and  the -R settings (and grid spacing, if applicable) are
              copied from the grid. Appending +uunit expects projected (Carte-
              sian)  coordinates  compatible  with  chosen -J and we inversely
              project to determine actual rectangular geographic region.   For
              perspective view (-p), optionally append /zmin/zmax.  In case of
              perspective view (-p), a z-range (zmin, zmax) can be appended to
              indicate  the  third  dimension. This needs to be done only when
              using the -Jz option, not when using only the -p option. In  the
              latter  case a perspective view of the plane is plotted, with no
              third dimension. If frame is defined from cross-section  parame-
              ters  (see -A this option is not taken into account, but must be
              present.

       -A     selects the cross-section.

              -Aalon1/lat1/lon2/lat2/dip/p_width/dmin/dmax[f]
                     lon and lat are the longitude and latitude  of  points  1
                     and  2  limiting  the length of the cross-section. dip is
                     the dip of the plane on which the cross-section is  made.
                     p_width is the width of the cross-section on each side of
                     a vertical plane or above and  under  an  oblique  plane.
                     dmin and dmax are the distances min and max from horizon-
                     tal plane, along steepest descent direction. Add f to get
                     the frame from the cross-section parameters.

              -Ablon1/lat1/strike/p_length/dip/p_width/dmin/dmax[f]
                     lon1  and  lat1  are  the  longitude  and latitude of the
                     beginning of the cross-section. strike is the azimuth  of
                     the  direction  of  the  cross-section.  p_length  is the
                     length along which the cross-section is made.  The  other
                     parameters are the same as for -Aa option.

              -Acx1/y1/x2/y2/dip/p_width/dmin/dmax[f]
                     The  same  as  -Aa  option with x and y cartesian coordi-
                     nates.

              -Adx1/y1/strike/p_length/dip/p_width/dmin/dmax[f]
                     The same as -Ab option with x  and  y  cartesian  coordi-
                     nates.

       -S     selects the meaning of the columns in the data file and the fig-
              ure to be plotted.

              -Sascale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     Focal mechanisms in Aki and  Richards  convention.  scale
                     adjusts  the  scaling  of the radius of the abeach balla,
                     which will be proportional to the magnitude. The scale is
                     the size for magnitude = 5 in PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT (unless c,
                     i, or p is appended to indicate that the size information
                     is  in  units  of  cm, inches, meters, or points, respec-
                     tively). Use the -T  option  to  render  the  beach  ball
                     transparent by drawing only the nodal planes and the cir-
                     cumference. The color or shade of the  compressive  quad-
                     rants  can  be specified with the -G option. The color or
                     shade of the extensive quadrants can  be  specified  with
                     the  -E option. Parameters are expected to be in the fol-
                     lowing columns:

                        1,2:   longitude, latitude of event (-: option  inter-
                               changes order)

                        3:     depth of event in kilometers

                        4,5,6: strike, dip and rake

                        7:     magnitude

                        8,9:   not  used; can be 0 0; allows use of the psmeca
                               file format

                        10:    text string to  appear  above  the  beach  ball
                               (default) or under (add u).

              -Scscale
                     Focal mechanisms in Harvard CMT convention. scale adjusts
                     the scaling of the radius of the abeach balla, which will
                     be  proportional  to the magnitude. The scale is the size
                     for magnitude = 5 (that  is  M0  =  4E+23  dynes-cm.)  in
                     PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT  (unless c, i, or p is appended to indi-
                     cate that the size information is in units of cm, inches,
                     meters,  or  points,  respectively). Use the -T option to
                     render the beach ball transparent  by  drawing  only  the
                     nodal planes and the circumference. The color or shade of
                     the compressive quadrants can be specified  with  the  -G
                     option. The color or shade of the extensive quadrants can
                     be specified with the -E option. Parameters are  expected
                     to be in the following columns:

                        1,2:   longitude,  latitude of event (-: option inter-
                               changes order)

                        3:     depth of event in kilometers

                        4,5,6: strike, dip, and slip of plane 1

                        7,8,9: strike, dip, and slip of plane 2

                        10,11: mantissa and exponent of moment in dyne-cm  (if
                               magnitude  is  uses  instead  of scalar moment,
                               magnitude is in column 10 and 0 must be in col-
                               umn 11)

                        12,13: not  used; can be 0 0; allows use of the psmeca
                               file format

                        14:    text string to  appear  above  the  beach  ball
                               (default) or under (add u).

              -Spscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     Focal  mechanisms given with partial data on both planes.
                     scale adjusts the scaling of the  radius  of  the  abeach
                     balla,  which  will be proportional to the magnitude. The
                     scale is the size for magnitude = 5  in  PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT
                     (unless  c, i, or p is appended to indicate that the size
                     information is in units of cm, inches, meters, or points,
                     respectively).  The  color  or  shade  of the compressive
                     quadrants can be specified with the -G option. The  color
                     or shade of the extensive quadrants can be specified with
                     the -E option. Parameters are expected to be in the  fol-
                     lowing columns:

                        1,2:   longitude,  latitude of event (-: option inter-
                               changes order)

                        3:     depth

                        4,5:   strike, dip of plane 1

                        6:     strike of plane 2

                        7:     must be -1/+1 for a normal/inverse fault

                        8:     magnitude

                        9,10:  not used; can be 0 0; allows use of the  psmeca
                               file format

                        11:    text  string  to  appear  above  the beach ball
                               (default) or under (add u).

              -Sm|d|zscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     Seismic moment tensor (Harvard  CMT,  with  zero  trace).
                     scale  adjusts  the  scaling  of the radius of the abeach
                     balla, which will be proportional to the  magnitude.  The
                     scale  is  the  size  for  magnitude = 5 (that is seismic
                     scalar  moment  =  4E+23  dynes-cm)  in  PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT
                     (unless  c, i, or p is appended to indicate that the size
                     information is in units of cm, inches, meters, or points,
                     respectively).  (-T0  option  overlays best double couple
                     transparently.)

              -Sdscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     to plot the only double couple part of moment tensor.

              -Szscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     to plot anisotropic part of moment tensor  (zero  trace).
                     The  color  or  shade of the compressive quadrants can be
                     specified with the -G option. The color or shade  of  the
                     extensive  quadrants can be specified with the -E option.
                     Parameters are expected to be in the following columns:

                        1,2:   longitude, latitude of event (-: option  inter-
                               changes order)

                        3:     depth of event in kilometers

                        4,5,6,7,8,9:
                               mrr,  mtt,  mff,  mrt,  mrf, mtf in 10*exponent
                               dynes-cm

                        10:    exponent

                        11,12: Not used; can be 0 0; allows use of the  psmeca
                               file format

                        13:    Text  string  to  appear  above  the beach ball
                               (default) or under (add u).

              -Sxscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     Principal axis. scale adjusts the scaling of  the  radius
                     of  the  abeach  balla, which will be proportional to the
                     magnitude. The scale is the size for magnitude = 5  (that
                     is   seismic   scalar  moment  =  4*10e+23  dynes-cm)  in
                     PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT (unless c, i, or p is appended to  indi-
                     cate that the size information is in units of cm, inches,
                     meters, or points, respectively).  (-T0  option  overlays
                     best double couple transparently.)

              -Syscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     to plot the only double couple part of moment tensor.

              -Stscale[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
                     to  plot  anisotropic part of moment tensor (zero trace).
                     The color or shade of the compressive  quadrants  can  be
                     specified  with  the -G option. The color or shade of the
                     extensive quadrants can be specified with the -E  option.
                     Parameters are expected to be in the following columns:

                        1,2:   longitude,  latitude of event (-: option inter-
                               changes order)

                        3:     depth of event in kilometers

                        4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12:
                               value  (in  10*exponent   dynes-cm),   azimuth,
                               plunge of the T, N, and P axes.

                        13:    exponent

                        14,15: longitude,  latitude  at  which  to place beach
                               ball. Entries in these  columns  are  necessary
                               with  the -C option. Using 0,0 in columns 9 and
                               10 will plot the beach ball at  the  longitude,
                               latitude  given  in  columns  1  and  2. The -:
                               option will interchange the  order  of  columns
                               (1,2) and (9,10).

                        16:    Text  string  to  appear  above  the beach ball
                               (optional).


OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

       -B[p|s]parameters (more a|)
              Set map boundary frame and axes attributes.

       -Ecolor
              Sets color or fill pattern for extensive quadrants  [Default  is
              white].

       -Fmode[args]
              Sets  one  or  more attributes; repeatable. The various combina-
              tions are

       -Fssymbol[size[/fontsize[/offset[u]]]
              selects a symbol instead of mechanism. Choose from  the  follow-
              ing:  (c)  circle,  (d)  diamond, (i) itriangle, (s) square, (t)
              triangle, (x) cross. size is the symbol size in PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT
              (unless  c, i, or p is appended to indicate that the size infor-
              mation is in units of cm, inches,  meters,  or  points,  respec-
              tively).  If  size  must be read, it must be in column 4 and the
              text string will start in column 5. Parameters are  expected  to
              be in the following columns:

                 1,2:   longitude,  latitude  of event (-: option interchanges
                        order)

                 3:     depth of event in kilometers

                 4:     Text string to appear above the beach  ball  (default)
                        or under (add u).

       -Fa[size][/P_symbol[/T_symbol]]
              Computes and plots P and T axes with symbols. Optionally specify
              size and (separate) P and T axis symbols from the following: (c)
              circle,  (d)  diamond,  (h)  hexagon,  (i) inverse triangle, (p)
              point, (s) square, (t) triangle, (x) cross. [Default: 6p/cc]

       -Fecolor
              Sets the color or fill pattern for the T axis  symbol.  [Default
              as set by  -E]

       -Fgcolor
              Sets  the  color or fill pattern for the P axis symbol. [Default
              as set by  -G]

       -Fp[pen]
              Draws the P axis outline using current pen (see   -W),  or  sets
              pen attributes.

       -Fr[color]
              Draw a box behind the label (if any). [Default fill is white]

       -Ft[pen]
              Draws the T axis outline using current pen (see -W), or sets pen
              attributes.

       -Gcolor
              Sets color or fill pattern for compressional quadrants  [Default
              is black].

       -K (more a|)
              Do not finalize the PostScript plot.

       -L[pen]
              Draws  the  abeach  balla outline using current pen (see  -W) or
              sets pen attributes.

       -M     Same size for any magnitude.

       -N     Does not skip symbols that  fall  outside  map  border  [Default
              plots points inside border only].

       -O (more a|)
              Append to existing PostScript plot.

       -P (more a|)
              Select aPortraita plot orientation.

       -Q     Suppress  the  production of files with cross-section and mecha-
              nism information.

       -T[num_of_planes]
              Plots the nodal planes and outlines the bubble which  is  trans-
              parent.   If  num_of_planes is 0: both nodal planes are plotted;
              1: only the first nodal plane is plotted;  2:  only  the  second
              nodal plane is plotted [Default: 0].

       -U[[just]/dx/dy/][c|label] (more a|)
              Draw GMT time stamp logo on plot.

       -V[level] (more a|)
              Select verbosity level [c].

       -W[-|+][pen][attr] (more a|)
              set pen attributes for text string or default pen attributes for
              fault plane edges. [Defaults: width = default,  color  =  black,
              style = solid].

       -X[a|c|f|r][x-shift[u]]

       -Y[a|c|f|r][y-shift[u]] (more a|)
              Shift plot origin.

       -Zcpt  Give  a  CPT and let compressive part color be determined by the
              z-value in the third column.

       -dinodata (more a|)
              Replace input columns that equal nodata with NaN.

       -e[~]^<i>apattern^<i>a | -e[~]/regexp/[i] (more a|)
              Only accept data records that match the given pattern.

       -h[i|o][n][+c][+d][+rremark][+rtitle] (more a|)
              Skip or produce header record(s).

       -icols[+l][+sscale][+ooffset][,^<i>a|] (more a|)
              Select input columns and transformations (0 is first column).

       -t[transp] (more a|)
              Set PDF transparency level in percent.

       -:[i|o] (more a|)
              Swap 1st and 2nd column on input and/or output.

       -^ or just -
              Print a short message about the  syntax  of  the  command,  then
              exits (NOTE: on Windows just use -).

       -+ or just +
              Print  an extensive usage (help) message, including the explana-
              tion of any module-specific  option  (but  not  the  GMT  common
              options), then exits.

       -? or no arguments
              Print a complete usage (help) message, including the explanation
              of all options, then exits.


SEE ALSO

       psmeca(1), psvelo(1), pspolar(1), gmt(1), psbasemap(1), psxy(1)


REFERENCES

       Bomford, G., Geodesy, 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1980.

       Aki, K. and P. Richards, Quantitative Seismology, Freeman, 1980.

       F. A. Dahlen and Jeroen Tromp, Theoretical Seismology, Princeton, 1998,
       p.167. Definition of scalar moment.

       Cliff Frohlich, Cliffas Nodes Concerning Plotting Nodal Lines for P, Sh
       and Sv

       Seismological Research Letters, Volume 67, Number 1,  January-February,
       1996

       Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace, Modern Global Seismology, Academic Press,
       1995, p.384.

       W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, B.P.  Flannery,  Numerical
       Recipes in C, Cambridge University press (routine jacobi)


AUTHOR

       Genevieve        Patau,        Laboratory        of       Seismogenesis
       <http://www.ipgp.fr/rech/sismogenese/>, Institut de Physique  du  Globe
       de Paris, Departement de Sismologie, Paris, France


COPYRIGHT

       2017, P. Wessel, W. H. F. Smith, R. Scharroo, J. Luis, and F. Wobbe



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