Telemetry Block Gap Detector
Locate telemetry blocks whose sample counts fall below the expected quota.
Description
Locate telemetry blocks whose sample counts fall below the expected quota.
Telemetry Block Gap Detector is a focused tool for the following task. Locate telemetry blocks whose sample counts fall below the expected quota. It reports Gaps, Missing from the values you provide rather than inventing measurements, coefficients, or professional judgment that are not part of the input.
When to use Telemetry Block Gap Detector
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.
- n_i
- Required list. Samples received per block.
- N_exp
- Required integer. Expected samples per block.
The cited overview of Seismology supplies background for the terminology and domain context used by this tool.1
How Telemetry Block Gap Detector works
Locate telemetry blocks whose sample counts fall below the expected quota. Inputs are interpreted exactly in the displayed units and the calculation returns the following fields without presentation rounding.
- Gaps
- Returned list. Zero-based indices of short blocks.
- Missing
- Returned integer. Total missing samples.
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.
- N_exp must be at least 1.
- 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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Seismology — Wikipedia contributors
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