BELGRANO DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 13/07/2005 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : BELGRANO Site DOMES number : 66018 Host agency : Instituto Antartico Argentino City : State or province : Country : Antarctica (Argentine base) Tectonic plate : Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : -77 deg 52' 26'' East Longitude : -34 deg 37' 41'' Ellipsoid height : 240 m m Approximate altitude : 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : BELB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 102 IERS DOMES number : 66018S001 CNES/IGN number : 660181 CTDP number : 240 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 06/02/2004 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 20/02/2005 Antenna support type : 30 cm sided very rigid metal tower, 2 m high Installed on : set on a 70 cm sided concrete block built on a : granite outcrop. Height above ground mark : 2.437 m Ground mark type : Domed brass screw Ground mark DOMES number : 66018 Notes : 2.2 Four character ID : BEMB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 110 IERS DOMES number : 66018S002 CNES/IGN number : 660182 CTDP number : 250 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 21/02/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : 30 cm sided very rigid metal tower, 2 m high Installed on : set on a 70 cm sided concrete block built on a : granite outcrop.(new location) Height above ground mark : 2.434 m Ground mark type : Domed brass screw Ground mark DOMES number : 66018 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 99 04 124 Beacon model : 2.0 USO serial number : 3.142 4 Char. ID of the REF point : BELG Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 10/01/2004 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 20/02/2005 3.2 Beacon serial number : 28 19 046 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.283 4 Char. ID of the REF point : BEMB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 21/02/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (BEMB) Solution : ITRF2000 frame (TU Dresden / IPG solution) Epoch : 2005.126 X = 1106046.611 m Y = -763739.010 m Z = -6214243.192 m Sig X = 0.01 m Sig Y = 0.01 m Sig Z = 0.01 m VX = 0.0111 m/y VY = -0.0028 m/y VZ = 0.0040 m/y Sig VX = 0.004 m/y Sig VY = 0.004 m/y Sig VZ = 0.010 m/y 5. IERS colocation information 5.1 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 66018M002 Notes : 6. Tide Gauge colocation information 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : DORIS Starec antenna reference point (BELB) DOMES number : 66018S001 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (BEMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 11.387 dY (m) : -77.812 dZ (m) : 9.579 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : Feb 2005 Additional information : Survey by AWI 7.2 Point description : Mark "BELG" DOMES number : 66018M002 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (BEMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -44.208 dY (m) : -3.220 dZ (m) : -12.618 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : Feb 2005 Additional information : Survey by AWI 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity sensor Model : SMP35D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 5 percents Notes : 8.2 Pressure sensor Model : PTB202 Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.5 mb Height : m above the current DORIS ref. point (BEMB) Notes : long term stability = +/- 0.2 mb/year 8.3 Temperature sensor Model : SMP35D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.25 deg C Notes : 9. DORIS network contacts Primary contact: Name : Herve FAGARD Agency : Institut Geographique National Mailing address : Service de Geodesie et de Nivellement : 2 Avenue PASTEUR : 94165 SAINT-MANDE CEDEX FRANCE Telephone : + 33 1 43 98 81 48 Fax : + 33 1 43 98 84 50 E-mail : herve (.) fagard (@) ign.fr Secondary contact: Name : Francois BOLDO Agency : Institut Geographique National Mailing address : CNES (ED/AL/MA) : 18 Avenue Edouard BELIN : 31401 TOULOUSE Cedex FRANCE Telephone : + 33 5 61 27 40 72 Fax : + 33 5 61 28 25 95 E-mail : Simb.Doris@cnes.fr