GPS Clock Jitter MS Budget Calculator
Timing jitter converted to equivalent travel-time distance bias at P-wave speed.
Description
Timing jitter converted to equivalent travel-time distance bias at P-wave speed.
GPS Clock Jitter MS Budget Calculator is a focused tool for the following task. Timing jitter converted to equivalent travel-time distance bias at P-wave speed. It reports Δr, OK from the values you provide rather than inventing measurements, coefficients, or professional judgment that are not part of the input.
When to use GPS Clock Jitter MS Budget
Use this seismology calculation to reproduce a stated convention, screen observations, or compare scenarios whose units, coordinate conventions, catalog selection, and model assumptions are known.
- δt (ms)
- Required number in ms. Clock jitter (1-sigma).
- v (km/s)
- Optional number in km/s. Phase velocity.
The cited overview of Seismic wave supplies background for the terminology and domain context used by this tool.1
How GPS Clock Jitter MS Budget works
Timing jitter converted to equivalent travel-time distance bias at P-wave speed. Inputs are interpreted exactly in the displayed units and the calculation returns the following fields without presentation rounding.
- Δr (m)
- Returned number in m. Equivalent location bias.
- OK
- Returned boolean. Whether bias stays under a 50 m budget.
Limitations and assumptions
- Earth structure, source geometry, path effects, site response, instrument response, catalog completeness, uncertainty, and the fitted range can dominate the accuracy of simplified seismic calculations.
- δt must be at least 0.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units, preserve source measurements and assumptions, and independently verify consequential decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
For analysis or hazard decisions, retain uncertainty and provenance and compare the result with waveform processing, calibrated regional models, and guidance from qualified seismologists or the responsible agency.
References
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Seismic wave — Wikipedia contributors
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