MATLAB GUI STACKTRACES QUICK START GUIDE



Steps for getting started using the Matlab Gui stacktraces.m
1.  Download the stacktraces gui files (download)
Uncompress the files.  For example, on a UNIX machine:  'tar xvf stacktraces_gui.tar'
The untarred gui files are stored in the directory stacktraces_gui
2.  Download the Stacked Traces data (download data).
Data on the download page are stored in Matlab .mat binary format.  Files are grouped into epicentral distance windows to decrease the size of individual files.  Each grouping of data is compressed using tar.  Uncompress as in step 1.  Each individual .mat file is furthermore compressed using gzip.  Uncompress the individual files using gunzip.
3.  To use the GUI a file named matfile_list must be created.  This file must contain a list of the location and names of individual matlab .mat files to be processed with the GUI.
An example matfile_list is provided in the directory stacktraces_gui.
4.  Start Matlab.  At the Matlab prompt type: 'stacktraces'
Matlab command prompt
5.  The matlab gui will now pop up with a blank plot window.  In the upper right hand corner of the GUI there is a panel for setting the basic plot parameters.  Once the basic plot parameters have been chosen click on the DRAW PLOT button.  This will perform the initial data processing and provide a first simple plot.
Initial Start Up.
6.  Have fun! 



Screen Shots:
Plot drawn with default settings.
Zooming into plot region and labeled travel times.
Plot colors by slowness.




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