RAPA DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 26/07/2007 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : RAPA Site DOMES number : 92403 Host agency : METEO-FRANCE City : Rapa State or province : Iles Australes, Polynesie Francaise Country : FRANCE (Polynesia) Tectonic plate : Pacific Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : -27 deg 37' 6'' East Longitude : -144 deg 20' 5'' Ellipsoid height : 2 m Approximate altitude : 0 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : RAQB Antenna model : Starec 52290 type Antenna serial number : 45 IERS DOMES number : 92403S007 CNES/IGN number : 924032 CTDP number : 68 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 08/04/1996 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 12/08/2004 Antenna support type : Guyed 3 metre tower Installed on : Concrete pad Height above ground mark : 3.425 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 25 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 92403M004 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 9429004 Beacon model : 2.0 USO serial number : 2.1059 4 Char. ID of the REF point : RAQB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 08/04/1996 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 02/03/1999 3.2 Beacon serial number : 9845103 Beacon model : 2.0 USO serial number : 3.127 4 Char. ID of the REF point : RAQB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 02/03/1999 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 12/08/2004 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (RAQB) Solution : ITRF2000 Epoch : 1997.0 X = -4594704.626 m Y = -3297397.505 m Z = -2939098.788 m Sig X = 0.012 m Sig Y = 0.013 m Sig Z = 0.008 m VX = -0.0477 m/y VY = 0.0535 m/y VZ = 0.0295 m/y Sig VX = 0.0111 m/y Sig VY = 0.0121 m/y Sig VZ = 0.0077 m/y 5. IERS co-location information 6. Tide gauge co-location information 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : Mark under the DORIS antenna DOMES number : 92403M004 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (RAQB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 2.466 dY (m) : 1.769 dZ (m) : 1.588 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : Additional information : 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 hPa Height : 1.55 m below the current DORIS ref. point (RAQB) Notes : long term stability = +/- 0.2 hPa/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 (DCT/PO/AL) : 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