DOE OSTI · 3365797
Waveform Simulation Framework: User Manual with Tutorials
Abstract
This manuscript describes the Waveform Simulation Framework (WSF), a Python-based framework that provides a unified, programmable interface for generating synthetic seismograms for applications such as seismic array design, method development, and special event analysis. WSF standardizes how users define sources, receivers, and velocity models while abstracting simulator-specific configuration details, enabling workflows that are largely independent of the underlying numerical engine. The document provides installation guidance and tutorial-driven examples for three WSF simulator wrappers—WSF PyFK, WSF SW4, and WSF SPECFEM2D—illustrating end-to-end workflows from forward waveform simulation to common post-processing tasks (e.g., visualization and backprojection) using consistent data products (e.g., ObsPy Stream objects and SAC files).
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Sakamoto, Julia Angela [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Quinones, Louis [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000336590447), Luckie, Thomas William [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000784829818), Porritt, Robert William [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000165930776). 2026-05-01. Waveform Simulation Framework: User Manual with Tutorials. https://doi.org/10.2172/3365797
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