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cts.conf

The configuration file for data.edit.psap_cts. It is located in $DB/etc/$STATION/cts.$STATION.conf or in the default location $DB/etc/cts.conf. If the station specific file does not exist then the default one is used. After any changes to this file the cache for edited data should be invalidated.

Format

Lines beginning with '#' are treated as comments. Comma separated. 

START,PSAP,NEPH,PARAMETER1;PARAMETER2...

Or: 

START,PSAP,STOP

START

Start time that this set of parameters and neph applies to this PSAP. If omitted (blank field) or zero, then it defaults to the start of any data (-infinity). Any convertible time format is accepted.

PSAP

PSAP specifier (for example: “A11”).

STOP

The literal word “STOP”, disables the correction until another segment is started.

NEPH

Neph specifier (for example: “S11”).

PARAMETER1;PARAMETER2

Optional list of parameters to set, semicolon separated and case insensitive:

  • records:A11a:A11m:S11a - List of records needed to process data.
  • modify:A11a - List of records to alter.
  • cut or nocut - Enable or disable cut size smoothing for Neph data.
  • asymmetry:0.9893:3.96356:7.464439:-7.143889 - Asymmetry parameter coefficients, in ascending order.
  • weiss:0.815:1.238 - Weiss correction coefficients.