SAC Manual

Contents
Overview
Obtaining SAC
Downloading SAC
SAC Updates
Documentation
Using SAC
Using the SAC Library
SAC Mailing Lists
sac-help
sac-dev

Overview
SAC (Seismic Analysis Code) is a general purpose interactive program
designed for the study of sequential signals, especially timeseries data.
Emphasis has been placed on analysis tools used by research seismologists
in the detailed study of seismic events. Analysis capabilities include general
arithmetic operations, Fourier transforms, three spectral estimation
techniques, IIR and FIR filtering, signal stacking, decimation, interpolation,
correlation, and seismic phase picking. SAC also contains an extensive
graphics capability.

Obtaining SAC
New License Agreement (October 1, 2006)
In addition to IRIS Members and Affiliates, IRIS may also distribute the SAC
Software to collaborators such as the U.S. Geological Survey, Air Force
Technical Applications Center, members of the International Federation of
Digital Seismograph Networks and other non-U.S. seismological institutes
(subject to export control) who are involved in relevant research projects
with IRIS. The SAC Software is available free through IRIS.

Downloading SAC
Binaries and source release (Version 101.0): March 2007
To request a copy of the SAC Software for Mac (OSX/PPC or OSX/Intel), Sun
Solaris or Linux, please fill out the SAC Software Request Form [
http://www.iris.edu/manuals/sac/sac.request.htm ]

SAC Updates
SAC History [ http://www.iris.edu/manuals/sac/SAC_History.txt ]
SAC Changes [ http://www.iris.edu/manuals/sac/SAC_Changes.txt ]
SAC Software Request for Non-IRIS Members

If you do not qualify for the SAC Software through IRIS, but are interested in
acquiring a copy of the SAC executables, please contact:
IndustrialPartnerships And Com m ercialization
Attention: End U ser License
Law rence Liverm ore N ationalLaboratory
P.O . Box 808 L795
7000 East Avenue
Liverm ore, CA 94550
EM ail: softw arelicensing@ lists.llnl.gov
M ain Phone: (925) 4226416
Fax: (925) 4238988
http://www.llnl.gov/ipac/technology/software/softwaretitles/sac.php

Documentation
This guide shows you by example how the basic SAC commands work.
Trying these examples as you read the guide will quicken the learning
process. If you want to learn more about a particular command, see the
Command Reference Manual. For general information on how SAC works,
how to create and use SAC macros, on the structure of SAC data files, and
how to interface other programs to SAC see the User's Manual.
Using SAC
Tutorial
New_Users
User_Manual
Analysis
Macros
Inline
Command_Reference
Using the SAC Library
Sac_Format
Sac_IO
Sac_Library
Blackboard
Graphics
SGF_Format
Todo
If you have technical questions about the SAC software, please send email
to the sac-help mailing list. Please also check the todo to see if your
specific bug is already been reported

SAC Mailing Lists

sac-help
sac-help provides a forum for SAC users to exchange ideas and ask
questions about SAC usage, installation, portability, etc.
SAC Help Mailing List [

http://norman.iris.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/sac-help ] for
information on subscribing, unsubscribing, posting messages, etc.
Search the sac-help archives for questions which may have already been
asnwered.
sac-dev
sac-dev is a forum for SAC developers to exchange ideas about SAC
enhancements, bug fixes, etc.
SAC Dev Mailing List [
http://www.iris.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/sac-dev ] for information
on subscribing, unsubscribing, posting messages, etc.