MIAMI DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 13/07/2005 Report type : NEW 1. Site location information Site name : MIAMI Site DOMES number : 49914 Host agency : Rosenstiel School of the Marine Academy of Sciences City : Virginia Key State or province : Florida Country : U.S.A. Tectonic plate : Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : 25 deg 43' 58'' East Longitude : -80 deg 9' 47'' Ellipsoid height : -12 m Approximate altitude : 16 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : MIAB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 113 IERS DOMES number : 49914S003 CNES/IGN number : 499141 CTDP number : 251 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 10/02/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : 30 cm sided very rigid metal tower, 1 m high Installed on : upper terrace of a three-storey building, above : one of the load-bearing concrete pillars Height above ground mark : 1.365 m Ground mark type : Domed brass screw Ground mark DOMES number : 49914 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 28 19 049 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.373 4 Char. ID of the REF point : MIAB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 07/02/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (MIAB) Solution : ITRF2000 (connection to the "MIA3" CORS station) Epoch : 1997.0 X = 982220.905 m Y = -5664702.377 m Z = 2752418.738 m Sig X = 0.01 m Sig Y = 0.01 m Sig Z = 0.01 m VX = -0.0102 m/y VY = -0.0015 m/y VZ = 0.0015 m/y Sig VX = 0.0009 m/y Sig VY = 0.0021 m/y Sig VZ = 0.0011 m/y 5. IERS colocation information 5.1 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 49914S001 Notes : IGS station "AOML" 6. Tide Gauge colocation information 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : IGS station "AOML" DOMES number : 49914S001 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (MIAB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 75.903 dY (m) : 95.153 dZ (m) : 195.725 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : February 2005 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.2 Point description : MIA3 Continuous Operating Core Station DOMES number : Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (MIAB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 289.446 dY (m) : 55.186 dZ (m) : 0.887 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : February 2005 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.3 Point description : Tide gauge benchmark NOAA 214A DOMES number : Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (MIAB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 121.233 dY (m) : -28.743 dZ (m) : -133.429 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : February 2005 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity sensor Model : HMP45D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : .+/- 3 percents Notes : 8.2 Pressure sensor Model : PTU200 class B Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.25 mb Height : m above the current DORIS ref. point (MIAB) Notes : long term stability = +/- 0.1 mb/year 8.3 Temperature sensor Model : HMP45D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.5 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