PONTA DELGADA DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 9/12/2008 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : PONTA DELGADA Site DOMES number : 31906 Host agency : UNIVERSIDADE DOS ACORES City : Ponta Delgada State or province : Sao Miguel Country : PORTUGAL (Azores) Tectonic plate (PB2002) : Eurasia Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : 37 deg 44' 52'' East Longitude : -25 deg 39' 46'' Ellipsoid height : 110 m Approximate altitude : 100 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : PDLB Antenna model : Starec 52290 type Antenna serial number : 25 IERS DOMES number : 31906S001 CNES/IGN number : 319061 CTDP number : 82 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 02/11/1998 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 21/08/2001 Antenna support type : Guyed 2 metre tower Installed on : Concrete beam on the roof of a 3 storied building Height above ground mark : 2.428 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 31906M002 Notes : 2.2 Four character ID : PDMB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 25 IERS DOMES number : 31906S002 CNES/IGN number : 319062 CTDP number : 219 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 22/08/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 10/10/2001 Antenna support type : 32 cm sided, 2 m high triangular steel tower Installed on : Concrete beam on the roof of a 3 storied building Height above ground mark : 2.436 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 31906M002 Notes : Support change 2.3 Four character ID : PDMB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 92 IERS DOMES number : 31906S002 CNES/IGN number : 319062 CTDP number : 219 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 10/10/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 04/06/2008 Antenna support type : 32 cm sided, 2 m high triangular steel tower Installed on : Concrete beam on the roof of a 3 storied building Height above ground mark : 2.436 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 31906M002 Notes : Antenna change without centering control 2.4 Four character ID : PDMB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 153 IERS DOMES number : 31906S002 CNES/IGN number : 319062 CTDP number : 219 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 04/06/2008 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : 32 cm sided, 2 m high triangular steel tower Installed on : Concrete beam on the roof of a 3 storied building Height above ground mark : 2.436 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 31906M002 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 86 33 025 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.408 4 Char. ID of the REF point : PDLB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 27/10/1998 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 08/10/1999 3.2 Beacon serial number : 86 33 032 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.397 4 Char. ID of the REF point : PDLB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 08/10/1999 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 21/08/2001 3.3 Beacon serial number : 86 33 032 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.397 4 Char. ID of the REF point : PDMB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 22/08/2001 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 04/02/2007 3.4 Beacon serial number : 28 19 034 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.358 4 Char. ID of the REF point : PDMB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 03/04/2007 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) Solution : ITRF2005 Epoch : 2000.0 X = 4551593.753 m Y = -2186898.830 m Z = 3883409.458 m Sig X = 0.002 m Sig Y = 0.001 m Sig Z = 0.001 m VX = -0.0004 m/y VY = 0.0163 m/y VZ = 0.0115 m/y Sig VX = .0005 m/y Sig VY = .0005 m/y Sig VZ = .0005 m/y 5. IERS co-location information 5.1 Instrument type : VLBI Status : Mobile DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 31906M001 Notes : 5.2 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 31906M004 Notes : 6. Tide gauge co-location information 6.1 Name : Ponta Delgada Location : Ponta Delgada GLOSS number : 245 Distance : 1.5 km Notes : Tie measured 10/1998 and 08/2001 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : DORIS Starec antenna reference point (PDLB) DOMES number : 31906S001 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -0.005 dY (m) : 0.002 dZ (m) : -0.004 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : 08/2001 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.2 Point description : Mark under the DORIS antenna DOMES number : 31906M002 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -1.736 dY (m) : 0.834 dZ (m) : -1.491 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : 08/2001 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.3 Point description : Tide gauge bench mark MN-B 11/92 DOMES number : 31906M003 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 378.820 dY (m) : -1021.549 dZ (m) : -1096.788 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : 11/1998 and 08/2001 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.4 Point description : EUREF permanent GPS station PDEL DOMES number : 31906M004 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 2.228 dY (m) : 5.631 dZ (m) : 1.325 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : 08/2001 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 : 0.8 m below the current DORIS ref. point (PDMB) 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 (DCT/ME/OT) : 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