def ensemble_synthetic_channel_orientation(chan):
    """
    For synthetic data from SPECFEM, just ensemble the orientation
    information.
    """
    orientation = {'Z': (90, 0), 'N': (0, 0), 'E': (0, 90)}
    try:
        dip, azi = orientation[chan[-1]]
    except KeyError:
        raise Exception(
            'Orientation is not defined for synthetics of component: %s' % chan
            )
    return dip, azi
