Travel Time and Ray Path Plotting

Travel Time Plot

The following lines show how to use the convenience wrapper function plot_travel_times() to plot the travel times for a given distance range and selected phases, calculated with the iasp91 velocity model.

from obspy.taup import plot_travel_times
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax = plot_travel_times(source_depth=10, ax=ax, fig=fig,
                       phase_list=['P', 'PP', 'S'], npoints=200)

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Cartesian Ray Paths

The following lines show how to plot the ray paths for a given distance, and phase(s). The ray paths are calculated with the iasp91 velocity model, and plotted on a Cartesian map, using the plot_rays() method of the class obspy.taup.tau.Arrivals.

from obspy.taup import TauPyModel

model = TauPyModel(model='iasp91')
arrivals = model.get_ray_paths(500, 140, phase_list=['PP', 'SSS'])
arrivals.plot_rays(plot_type='cartesian', phase_list=['PP', 'SSS'],
                   plot_all=False, legend=True)

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Spherical Ray Paths

The following lines show how to plot the ray paths for a given distance, and phase(s). The ray paths are calculated with the iasp91 velocity model, and plotted on a spherical map, using the plot_rays() method of the class obspy.taup.tau.Arrivals.

from obspy.taup import TauPyModel

model = TauPyModel(model='iasp91')
arrivals = model.get_ray_paths(500, 140, phase_list=['Pdiff', 'SS'])
arrivals.plot_rays(plot_type='spherical', phase_list=['Pdiff', 'SS'],
                   legend=True)

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Ray Paths for Multiple Distances

The following lines plot the ray paths for several epicentral distances, and phases. The rays are calculated with the iasp91 velocity model, and the plot is made using the convenience wrapper function plot_ray_paths().

from obspy.taup.tau import plot_ray_paths
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=dict(polar=True))
ax = plot_ray_paths(source_depth=100, ax=ax, fig=fig, phase_list=['P', 'PKP'],
                    npoints=25)

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For examples with rays for a single epicentral distance, try the plot_rays() method in the previous section. The following is a more advanced example with a custom list of phases and distances:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

from obspy.taup import TauPyModel


PHASES = [
    # Phase, distance
    ('P', 26),
    ('PP', 60),
    ('PPP', 94),
    ('PPS', 155),
    ('p', 3),
    ('pPcP', 100),
    ('PKIKP', 170),
    ('PKJKP', 194),
    ('S', 65),
    ('SP', 85),
    ('SS', 134.5),
    ('SSS', 204),
    ('p', -10),
    ('pP', -37.5),
    ('s', -3),
    ('sP', -49),
    ('ScS', -44),
    ('SKS', -82),
    ('SKKS', -120),
]

model = TauPyModel(model='iasp91')

fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=dict(polar=True))

# Plot all pre-determined phases
for phase, distance in PHASES:
    arrivals = model.get_ray_paths(700, distance, phase_list=[phase])
    ax = arrivals.plot_rays(plot_type='spherical',
                            legend=False, label_arrivals=True,
                            plot_all=True,
                            show=False, ax=ax)

# Annotate regions
ax.text(0, 0, 'Solid\ninner\ncore',
        horizontalalignment='center', verticalalignment='center',
        bbox=dict(facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.7))
ocr = (model.model.radius_of_planet -
       (model.model.s_mod.v_mod.iocb_depth +
        model.model.s_mod.v_mod.cmb_depth) / 2)
ax.text(np.deg2rad(180), ocr, 'Fluid outer core',
        horizontalalignment='center',
        bbox=dict(facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.7))
mr = model.model.radius_of_planet - model.model.s_mod.v_mod.cmb_depth / 2
ax.text(np.deg2rad(180), mr, 'Solid mantle',
        horizontalalignment='center',
        bbox=dict(facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.7))

plt.show()

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