NOUMEA DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 14/10/2005 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : NOUMEA Site DOMES number : 92701 Host agency : DITTT & IRD City : Noumea State or province : Nouvelle-Caledonie Country : FRANCE (New Caledonia) Tectonic plate : Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : -22 deg 13' 42'' East Longitude : 166 deg 29' 06'' Ellipsoid height : 160 m Approximate altitude : 98 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : NOUA Antenna model : Alcatel Antenna serial number : IERS DOMES number : 92701S001 CNES/IGN number : 927011 CTDP number : 32 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 20/10/1987 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/12/2001 Antenna support type : Guyed 5 metre tower Installed on : Concrete pad Height above ground mark : 5.184 m Ground mark type : Brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 92701M002 Notes : 2.2 Four character ID : NOUB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 65 IERS DOMES number : 92701S002 CNES/IGN number : 927012 CTDP number : 222 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 25/12/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 21/10/2002 Antenna support type : Triangular plate on top of a steel pipe Installed on : Pipe partly embeded in a concrete pillar and : anchored into the ground Height above ground mark : 0.508 m Ground mark type : Domed mark in the lower triangular plate Ground mark DOMES number : 92701M001 Notes : 2.3 Four character ID : NOWB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 65 IERS DOMES number : 92701S003 CNES/IGN number : 927013 CTDP number : 244 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 24/08/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : 1.4 m high, 0.4 m diameter concrete pillar Installed on : ground (the pillar foundations are > 1 m deep) Height above ground mark : 0.475 m Ground mark type : Domed brass screw Ground mark DOMES number : 92701 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 86 33 036 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.361 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/11/1987 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 10/06/1990 3.2 Beacon serial number : 86 33 044 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.399 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 02/07/1990 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/06/1991 3.3 Beacon serial number : 86 33 032 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.248 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 19/06/1991 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 28/07/1993 3.4 Beacon serial number : 86 27 015 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.478 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/08/1993 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 10/07/1999 3.5 Beacon serial number : 86 27 020 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.463 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 23/08/1999 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/09/2000 3.6 Beacon serial number : 86 27 019 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.539 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 30/09/2000 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/12/2000 3.7 Beacon serial number : 86 25 004 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.276 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 19/06/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/12/2001 3.8 Beacon serial number : 86 25 004 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.276 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOUB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 07/12/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 21/10/2002 3.9 Beacon serial number : 28 19 056 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.408 4 Char. ID of the REF point : NOWB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 24/08/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (NOWB) Solution : ITRF2000 coordinates (connection to the IGS station NOUM) Epoch : 1997.0 X = -5743532.986 m Y = 1380501.974 m Z = -2397907.863 m Sig X = 0.01 m Sig Y = 0.01 m Sig Z = 0.01 m VX = -0.0210 m/y VY = -0.0141 m/y VZ = 0.0415 m/y Sig VX = 0.0018 m/y Sig VY = 0.0011 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 : 92701M003 Notes : 6. Tide Gauge colocation information 6.1 Name : Noumea Location : Pointe Chaleix GLOSS number : 123 Distance : 3.6 km Notes : Tie measured by DITTT in April 1998 7. Local site ties 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 : 1.0 m above the current DORIS ref. point (NOWB) 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