API for SmoothieSEM type meshes

Salvus version: 2024.1.1

This document describes all the various parameters and settings for meshes of the SmoothieSEM type available when using the simple_mesh interface of SalvusMesh:

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from salvus.mesh import simple_mesh
m = simple_mesh.SmoothieSEM(...)
# Accessing the elements_per_wavelength parameter in the basic group
m.basic.elements_per_wavelength = 2.0

Advanced Parameters group [advanced]

Advanced mesh parameters.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• courant_number

  • Pretty name: Courant Number

  • Description: Courant Number.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.6

• model_parameters

  • Pretty name: Model Parameters

  • Description: Model parameters.

  • Parameter type: array of strings

  • Required: False

  • Default: []

  • Possible values: "g", "dg", "VP", "VS", "VSV", "VSH", "VPV", "VPH", "RHO", "QMU", "QKAPPA", "C11", "C12", "C13", "C14", "C15", "C16", "C21", "C22", "C23", "C24", "C25", "C26", "C31", "C32", "C33", "C34", "C35", "C36", "C41", "C42", "C43", "C44", "C45", "C46", "C51", "C52", "C53", "C54", "C55", "C56", "C61", "C62", "C63", "C64", "C65", "C66", "A", "C", "L", "N", "F", "XI", "PHI", "LAMBDA", "MU", "KAPPA", "ETA"

• tensor_order

  • Pretty name: Tensor Order

  • Description: Tensor order for the shape and material parameters.

  • Parameter type: integer

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1

Attenuation Arguments group [attenuation]

Parameters related to attenuation.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• auto_band

  • Pretty name: Automatic frequency band determination.

  • Description: Automatically determine the frequency band.

  • Parameter type: boolean

  • Required: True

  • Default: true

• frequencies

  • Pretty name: Frequeny Band

  • Description: Frequency band for the linear solids.

  • Parameter type: array of numbers

  • Required: False

  • Default: [0.001, 1.0]

• number_of_linear_solids

  • Pretty name: Number of Linear Solids

  • Description: The number of linear solids used.

  • Parameter type: integer

  • Required: True

  • Default: 5

• power_law_alpha

  • Pretty name: Alphas for Power Law Alpha

  • Description: Exponent alpha for the power law.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

• power_law_reference_frequency

  • Pretty name: Reference Frequency for Power Law

  • Description: Refeference frequency for the power law.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1.0

Basic Parameters for Smoothiesem Meshes group [basic]

The most important parameters.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• elements_per_wavelength

  • Pretty name: Elements per Wavelength

  • Description: Number of elements per wavelength

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

• min_period_in_seconds

  • Pretty name: Minimum Period in Seconds

  • Description: The minimum period of the mesh in seconds.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

• model

  • Pretty name: Model

  • Description: The background model name or file.

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

• number_of_lateral_elements

  • Pretty name: Number of Lateral Elements.

  • Description: Number of elements in the azimuthal direction in one quadrant of the mesh. Needs to be an even number if larger than 4.

  • Parameter type: integer

  • Required: True

2D Chunk Arguments group [chunk]

Parameters for circular 2D chunks.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• max_colatitude

  • Pretty name: Maximum Colatitude

  • Description: Maximum colatitude.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 180.0

Ocean Arguments group [ocean]

Arguments for ocean meshes.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• bathymetry_file

  • Pretty name: Bathymetry Filename

  • Description: Filename for bathymetry, see here

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""

• bathymetry_varname

  • Pretty name: Bathymetry Variable name

  • Description: Variable name inside the bathymetry file

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""

• ocean_layer_cutoff

  • Pretty name: Ocean Layer Cutoff

  • Description: Smaller elements will not be added.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1.0

• ocean_layer_density

  • Pretty name: Ocean Layer Density

  • Description: Ocean density in kg/m**3.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1020.0

• ocean_layer_maximum_element_oversize

  • Pretty name: Ocean Layer Maximum Element Oversize

  • Description: Maximum oversize in the lateral element dimension in the ocean layer, 1 meaning fully resolving all waves and larger values referg to the aspect ratio. A natural additional maximum to this is given by the ratio of vs in the crust to vp in the water.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 10.0

• ocean_layer_style

  • Pretty name: Ocean Layer Meshing Style

  • Description: Determine how to add the ocean layer.

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: "none"

  • Possible values: "none", "loading", "extrude", "anisotropic_doubling", "anisotropic_tripling"

• ocean_layer_vp

  • Pretty name: Ocean Layer vp

  • Description: P-wave velocity in the ocean in m/s.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1450.0

• shore_smoothing_factor

  • Pretty name: Shore smoothing factor

  • Description: Shore smoothing. Does not really work.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

Refinement Arguments group [refinement]

Parameters for refinement SmoothieSEM meshes.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• hmax_refinement

  • Pretty name: h-max Refinement

  • Description: Move refinement layers based on this criterion.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 1.5

• horizontal_max_slowness_layer_index

  • Pretty name: Horizontal maximum slowness layer index (EXPERIMENTAL)

  • Description: For low velocity layers at the surface, horizontal refinements can be avoided if the source is below the LVL and hence cannot excite waves above a certain slowness. This is a 1D argument and might not me valid in 3D, hence check carefully. Ignored for 'local' refinement styles, if available.

  • Parameter type: integer

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0

Lateral Refinements subgroup [refinement.lateral_refinements]

list of lateral refinement region boundaries. Refinement boundaries should not cross to ensure high quality elements, hence each refinement should be fully contained in all previous refinements in the list.

Required: False

Detailed description of all parameters:

• phi_max

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

  • Default: 180.0

• phi_min

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

  • Default: -180.0

• r_max

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

  • Default: 0.0

• r_min

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

• theta_max

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

• theta_min

  • Pretty name: XXX

  • Description: XXX

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: False

• refinement_bottom_up

  • Pretty name: Refinement Bottom Up

  • Description: Refine from the bottom.

  • Parameter type: boolean

  • Required: True

  • Default: false

• refinement_style

  • Pretty name: Refinement Style

  • Description: The mesh refinement style.

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: "doubling"

  • Possible values: "doubling"

seismic source group [source]

Seismic source location and azimuth used for SmoothieSEM refinements.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• azimuth

  • Pretty name: Azimuth

  • Description: Source azimuth used as a reference for laterally constrained refinement regions and the nsection parameter in degrees measured clockwise from north.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

• latitude

  • Pretty name: Latitude

  • Description: Latitude of the source location in degrees.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 90.0

• longitude

  • Pretty name: Longitude

  • Description: Longitude of the source location in degrees.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

Spherical Arguments group [spherical]

Parameters for 3D spherical meshes.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• ellipticity

  • Pretty name: Ellipticity

  • Description: Ellipticity of the sphere.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

• min_radius

  • Pretty name: Minimum radius.

  • Description: Min radius of the sphere in km.

  • Parameter type: number

  • Required: True

  • Default: 0.0

Topography Arguments group [topography]

Adding topography to the mesh.

Required: True

Detailed description of all parameters:

• anisotropic_refinement_style

  • Pretty name: Anisotropic Refinement Style

  • Description: Use anisotropic refinements.

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: "none"

  • Possible values: "doubling", "tripling", "none"

• moho_topography_file

  • Pretty name: Moho Topography Filename

  • Description: Filename for moho topography, see here

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""

• moho_topography_varname

  • Pretty name: Moho Topography Variable Name

  • Description: Variable name inside the moho topography file

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""

• topography_file

  • Pretty name: Topography Filename

  • Description: Filename for topography, see here

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""

• topography_varname

  • Pretty name: Topography Variable Name

  • Description: Variable name inside the topography file

  • Parameter type: string

  • Required: True

  • Default: ""