PyFWAT

Python interface for SpecFWAT (Full Waveform Adjoint Tomography)

Overview

PyFWAT is a comprehensive Python toolkit designed for full waveform inversion (FWI) and adjoint tomography workflows. It provides a complete set of tools for preprocessing seismic data, running inversions, post-processing results, and visualizing various aspects of the tomographic models and data fits.

Features

• Preprocessing Tools: Data preparation and model setup utilities
• Plotting Utilities: Comprehensive visualization tools for velocity models, kernels, misfits, and data fits
• Post-processing: Model updates, kernel operations, and optimization routines
• Data I/O: Support for various seismic data formats and model representations
• Interactive Picking: GUI-based phase picking interface for teleseismic data

Installation

Install from PyPI (recommended)

pip install pyfwat

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/xumi1993/pyfwat.git
cd pyfwat
pip install -e .

Requirements

• Python >= 3.9
• ObsPy >= 1.2.0
• NumPy >= 1.19.0
• SciPy >= 1.1.0
• Matplotlib >= 3.2.0
• pandas >= 1.0.0
• PyGMT
• h5py
• pyproj
• ruamel.yaml
• PyQt5 (optional, for GUI tools)

Command-line Tools

PyFWAT provides numerous command-line utilities for various tasks:

Visualization Tools

• fwat_plot_vel_sec - Plot velocity cross-sections
• fwat_plot_dv_sec - Plot velocity perturbation cross-sections
• fwat_plot_kernel_sec - Plot sensitivity kernel cross-sections
• fwat_plot_residual - Visualize data residuals
• fwat_plot_misfit - Plot misfit evolution
• fwat_plot_misfit_multifreq - Plot misfit for multiple frequencies
• fwat_plot_misfit_multistage - Plot misfit across multiple inversion stages
• fwat_plot_misfit_linesearch - Visualize line search optimization
• fwat_plot_stations - Display station distributions
• fwat_plot_rf_evts - Plot receiver function events
• fwat_plot_rf_fit - Show receiver function data fits
• fwat_plot_waveform_fit - Visualize ambient noise / local earthquake data fits
• fwat_plot_tele_fit - Display teleseismic waveform fits

Preprocessing Tools

• fwat_gen_virt_fkevts - Generate virtual FK events
• fwat_gen_gauss_stf - Generate Gaussian source time functions
• fwat_ch_fkmodel - Modify FK models
• fwat_cal_fk_times - Calculate FK travel times
• fwat_checkerboard - Create checkerboard resolution tests
• fwat_createmodel - Generate initial crustal models
• fwat_setpar - Setup parameters of FWAT and Specfem3D

Post-processing Tools

• fwat_optimize_ls - Perform line search optimization
• fwat_clean - Clean up working directories
• fwat_joint_kernel - Combine kernels from different data types
• fwat_model_update - Update velocity models

Interactive Tools

• fwat_pick_tele - Interactive GUI for teleseismic phase picking
• fwat_pick_waveform - Interactive GUI for ambient noise / local earthquake waveform picking

Module Structure

pyfwat/
├── io/           # Input/output utilities
├── picker/       # Phase picking tools
├── plot/         # Visualization modules
├── postproc/     # Post-processing routines
├── preproc/      # Preprocessing utilities
├── utils/        # General utility functions
├── cpt/          # Color palette files
└── data/         # Data resources (e.g., CRUST1.0 model)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3).

Author

Mijian Xu (mijian.xu@utoronto.ca)