mecid 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mecid 
Logical Rolename  mecid 
ColumnName  mecid 
RoleName  mecid 
Definition  Mechanism identification. Each mechanism is assigned a unique positive integer which identifies it in the database 
Note  Range: mecid > 0 

oridin 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  orid 
Logical Rolename  orid 
ColumnName  oridin 
RoleName  oridin 
Definition  Input origin. This attribute holds the origin identifier, orid, that points to the origin from which the mechanism was computed 
Note  Range: oridin > 0 

oridout 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  orid 
Logical Rolename  orid 
ColumnName  oridout 
RoleName  oridout 
Definition  Output origin. This attribute holds the origin identifier, orid, that points to the origin computed from the mechanism 
Note  Range: oridout > 0 

magid 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  magid 
Logical Rolename  magid 
ColumnName  magid 
RoleName  magid 
Definition  Magnitude identifier. This key is used to identify a magnitude in the Netmag relation. It is required for every magnitude 
Note  Range: magid > 0 

commid 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  commid 
Logical Rolename  commid 
ColumnName  commid 
RoleName  commid 
Definition  Comment identification. This is a key used to point to free-form comments entered in the Remark relation. These comments store additional information about a tuple in another relation. Within the Remark relation, there may be many tuples with the same commid and different lineno, but the same commid will appear in only one other tuple among the rest of the relations in the database 
Note  Range: commid > 0 

mechtype 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mechtype 
Logical Rolename  mechtype 
ColumnName  mechtype 
RoleName  mechtype 
Definition  Mechanism/moment type 
Note  Range: mechtype = {C | F | H | N | S} C = complete-waveform inversion F = first motion mechanism H = half duration of S-wave N = near-field inversion S = surface-wave inversion  

mecalgo 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mecalgo 
Logical Rolename  mecalgo 
ColumnName  mecalgo 
RoleName  mecalgo 
Definition  This attribute represents the algorithm used to compute the mechanism 
Note  Range: Any free-format string up to 15 characters 

scalar 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  scalar 
Logical Rolename  scalar 
ColumnName  scalar 
RoleName  scalar 
Definition  Seismic scalar moment 
Note  Range: -10^32 < scalar < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

erscalar 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  erscalar 
Logical Rolename  erscalar 
ColumnName  erscalar 
RoleName  erscalar 
Definition  Error in scalar moment. This is the standard deviation of the scalar moment 
Note  Range: erscalar >= 0.0 Units: Dyne centimeters  

tft 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  tft 
Logical Rolename  tft 
ColumnName  tft 
RoleName  tft 
Definition  Type of source time function 
Note  Range: Any free-format string up to 8 characters 

tfd 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  tfd 
Logical Rolename  tfd 
ColumnName  tfd 
RoleName  tfd 
Definition  Duration of the source time function 
Note  Range: tfd > 0.0 Units: Seconds  

mxx 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mxx 
Logical Rolename  mxx 
ColumnName  mxx 
RoleName  mxx 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < mxx < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

myy 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  myy 
Logical Rolename  myy 
ColumnName  myy 
RoleName  myy 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < myy < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

mzz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mzz 
Logical Rolename  mzz 
ColumnName  mzz 
RoleName  mzz 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < mzz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

mxy 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mxy 
Logical Rolename  mxy 
ColumnName  mxy 
RoleName  mxy 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < mxy < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

mxz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  mxz 
Logical Rolename  mxz 
ColumnName  mxz 
RoleName  mxz 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < mxz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

myz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  myz 
Logical Rolename  myz 
ColumnName  myz 
RoleName  myz 
Definition  Moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < myz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

smxx 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smxx 
Logical Rolename  smxx 
ColumnName  smxx 
RoleName  smxx 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smxx < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters  

smyy 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smyy 
Logical Rolename  smyy 
ColumnName  smyy 
RoleName  smyy 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smyy < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters 

smzz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smzz 
Logical Rolename  smzz 
ColumnName  smzz 
RoleName  smzz 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smzz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters 

smxy 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smxy 
Logical Rolename  smxy 
ColumnName  smxy 
RoleName  smxy 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smxy < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters 

smxz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smxz 
Logical Rolename  smxz 
ColumnName  smxz 
RoleName  smxz 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smxz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters 

smyz 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  smyz 
Logical Rolename  smyz 
ColumnName  smyz 
RoleName  smyz 
Definition  Uncertainties in moment tensor elements 
Note  Range: -10^32 < smyz < 10^32 Units: Dyne centimeters 

srcduration 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  srcduration 
Logical Rolename  srcduration 
ColumnName  srcduration 
RoleName  srcduration 
Definition  Source half-duration 
Note  Range: 0.0 < srcduration < 100.0 Units: Seconds  

auth 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  auth 
Logical Rolename  auth 
ColumnName  auth 
RoleName  auth 
Definition  The auth field specifies the source of the information. This may be a network identifier (FDSN or otherwise), or any other string indicating the source of the information in the record 
Note  Range: Any free-format string up to 15 characters 

subsource 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  subsource 
Logical Rolename  subsource 
ColumnName  subsource 
RoleName  subsource 
Definition  A second identifier to specify a unique source within the domain specified by auth 
Note  Range: Any free-format string up to 8 characters 

strike1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  strike1 
Logical Rolename  strike1 
ColumnName  strike1 
RoleName  strike1 
Definition  Strike of fault plane 1 from the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= strike1 <= 360 Units: Degrees  

dip1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  dip1 
Logical Rolename  dip1 
ColumnName  dip1 
RoleName  dip1 
Definition  Dip of fault plane 1 from the best double couple 
Note  Range: -90 <= dip1 <= 90 Units: Degrees  

rake1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  rake1 
Logical Rolename  rake1 
ColumnName  rake1 
RoleName  rake1 
Definition  Rake of fault plane 1 from the best double couple solution 
Note  Range: -180 <= rake1 <= 180 Units: Degrees  

strike2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  strike2 
Logical Rolename  strike2 
ColumnName  strike2 
RoleName  strike2 
Definition  Strike of fault plane 2 from the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= strike2 <= 360 Units: Degrees  

dip2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  dip2 
Logical Rolename  dip2 
ColumnName  dip2 
RoleName  dip2 
Definition  Dip of fault plane 2 from the best double couple 
Note  Range: -90 <= dip2 <= 90 Units: Degrees  

rake2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  rake2 
Logical Rolename  rake2 
ColumnName  rake2 
RoleName  rake2 
Definition  Rake of fault plane 2 from the best double couple solution 
Note  Range: -180 <= rake2 <= 180 Units: Degrees  

unstrike1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  unstrike1 
Logical Rolename  unstrike1 
ColumnName  unstrike1 
RoleName  unstrike1 
Definition  Uncertainty in strike 1 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= unstrike1 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees  

undip1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  undip1 
Logical Rolename  undip1 
ColumnName  undip1 
RoleName  undip1 
Definition  Uncertainty in dip 1 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= undip1 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees  

unrake1 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  unrake1 
Logical Rolename  unrake1 
ColumnName  unrake1 
RoleName  unrake1 
Definition  Uncertainty in rake 1 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= unrake1 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees  

unstrike2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  unstrike2 
Logical Rolename  unstrike2 
ColumnName  unstrike2 
RoleName  unstrike2 
Definition  Uncertainty in strike 2 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= unstrike2 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees 

undip2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  undip2 
Logical Rolename  undip2 
ColumnName  undip2 
RoleName  undip2 
Definition  Uncertainty in dip 2 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= undip2 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees 

unrake2 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  unrake2 
Logical Rolename  unrake2 
ColumnName  unrake2 
RoleName  unrake2 
Definition  Uncertainty in rake 2 
Note  Range: -180.0 <= unrake2 <= 180.0 Units: Degrees  

eigenp 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  eigenp 
Logical Rolename  eigenp 
ColumnName  eigenp 
RoleName  eigenp 
Definition  Eigen value of compressional axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note   

plungep 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  plungep 
Logical Rolename  plungep 
ColumnName  plungep 
RoleName  plungep 
Definition  Plunge of the compressional axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= plungep <= 90 Units: Degrees  

strikep 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  strikep 
Logical Rolename  strikep 
ColumnName  strikep 
RoleName  strikep 
Definition  Strike of compressional axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= strikep <= 360 Units: Degrees  

eigenn 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  eigenn 
Logical Rolename  eigenn 
ColumnName  eigenn 
RoleName  eigenn 
Definition  Eigen value of null axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note   

plungen 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  plungen 
Logical Rolename  plungen 
ColumnName  plungen 
RoleName  plungen 
Definition  Plunge of the null axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= plungen <= 90 Units: Degrees  

striken 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  striken 
Logical Rolename  striken 
ColumnName  striken 
RoleName  striken 
Definition  Strike of null axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= striken <= 360 Units: Degrees  

eigent 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  eigent 
Logical Rolename  eigent 
ColumnName  eigent 
RoleName  eigent 
Definition  Eigen value of tension axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note   

plunget 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  plunget 
Logical Rolename  plunget 
ColumnName  plunget 
RoleName  plunget 
Definition  Plunge of the tension axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= plunget <= 90 Units: Degrees  

striket 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  striket 
Logical Rolename  striket 
ColumnName  striket 
RoleName  striket 
Definition  Strike of tension axis in the principal axes representation of the best double couple 
Note  Range: 0 <= striket <= 360 Units: Degrees  

nsta 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  nsta 
Logical Rolename  nsta 
ColumnName  nsta 
RoleName  nsta 
Definition  This quantity is the number of observations with non-zero input weights used to compute the magnitude or mechanism 
Note  Range: nsta > 0 

pvr 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  pvr 
Logical Rolename  pvr 
ColumnName  pvr 
RoleName  pvr 
Definition  Percent variance reduction 
Note  Range: 0.0 <= pvr <= 100.0 

quality 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  quality 
Logical Rolename  quality 
ColumnName  quality 
RoleName  quality 
Definition  This attribute denotes the quality of an origin, an arrival, or a mechanism. 1.0 = good, 0.0 = bad 
Note  Range: 0.0 <= quality <= 1.0 

pdc 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  pdc 
Logical Rolename  pdc 
ColumnName  pdc 
RoleName  pdc 
Definition  Percent double couple of the seismic moment tensor 
Note  Range: 0 <= pdc <= 100 

pclvd 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  pclvd 
Logical Rolename  pclvd 
ColumnName  pclvd 
RoleName  pclvd 
Definition  Percent compensated linear vector dipole of the seismic moment tensor 
Note  Range: 0 <= pclvd <= 100 

piso 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  piso 
Logical Rolename  piso 
ColumnName  piso 
RoleName  piso 
Definition  Percent isotropic of the seismic moment tensor 
Note  Range: 0 <= piso <= 100 

datetime 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  datetime 
Logical Rolename  datetime 
ColumnName  datetime 
RoleName  datetime 
Definition  The date of associated with information in the record, in true epoch format 
Note  Range: Any valid float. datetime = 0.0 on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00.0000 Units: Seconds  

rflag 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  rflag 
Logical Rolename  rflag 
ColumnName  rflag 
RoleName  rflag 
Definition  This flag describes whether an observation was generated automatically, by a human, or has been finalized 
Note  Range: rflag = {A | H | F} A = automatic H = reviewed by human F = finalized 

lddate 
Base Entity  mec 
Attribute Name  lddate 
Logical Rolename  lddate 
ColumnName  lddate 
RoleName  lddate 
Definition  Load date. Date and time that the record was created or last modified, in Oracle date datatype 
Note  Range: Any valid date between January 01, 4712 BC and January 01, 4712 AD Units: YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS