TRISTAN DA CUNHA  DORIS site description form


0. Form

   Prepared by       : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department)
   Date prepared     : 13/11/2000
   Report type       : NEW


1. Site location information

   Site name               : TRISTAN DA CUNHA 
   Site DOMES number       : 30604
   Host agency             : RADIO STATION
   City                    : Tristan da Cunha Island
   State or province       : South Atlantic Ocean
   Country                 : UNITED KINGDOM (South Atlantic Ocean)
   Tectonic plate          : AFRC
   Geological information  : 
   Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
          North Latitude   :  -37 deg  3' 55''
          East Longitude   :  -12 deg 18' 45''
          Ellipsoid height :   49 m
   Approximate altitude    : 


2. DORIS antenna and reference point information

2.1
   Four character ID        : TRIA
   Antenna model            : Alcatel
   Antenna serial number    : 16
   IERS DOMES number        : 30604S001
   CNES/IGN number          : 306041
   CTDP number              : 58
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 10/06/1986
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 
   Antenna support type     : 1 metre tower
   Installed on             : Front wall interface fixed through the
                            : station wall (other attach point at mid
                            : height of the pylon).
   Height above ground mark : 
   Ground mark type         : None
   Ground mark DOMES number : 30604
   Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
   Beacon serial number        : 86 25 004
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.261
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : TRIA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 10/06/1986
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 23/02/1990

3.2
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 031
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.569
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : TRIA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 09/10/1990
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 15/07/1991

3.3
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 058
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.663
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : TRIA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 12/01/1992
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (TRIA)

   Solution : ITRF 97
   Epoch    : 1997.0

   X =  4978463.232 m     Y = -1086620.705 m     Z = -3823205.579 m
   Sig X = .014 m         Sig Y = .018 m         Sig Z = .013 m

   VX =  .0230 m/y        VY =  .0164 m/y        VZ =  .0254 m/y
   Sig VX = .0058 m/y     Sig VY = .0069 m/y     Sig VZ = .0053 m/y


5. IERS collocation information


6. Tide Gauge collocation information

6.1
   Name         : Edinburgh
   Location     : Tristan da Cunha
   GLOSS number : 266
   Distance     : 2 km
   Notes        : 


7. Local site ties


8. Meteorological Instrumentation

8.1 Humidity sensor
   Model           : MUC.1 + transmitter M-UTN3
   Manufacturer    : SPSI
   Accuracy        : 
   Notes           : 

8.2 Pressure sensor
   Model           : M-PaTN.8
   Manufacturer    : SPSI
   Accuracy        : 
   Height          : about - 2 m above the current DORIS ref. point (TRIA)
   Notes           : 

8.3 Temperature sensor
   Model           : Constructed for DORIS beacons
   Manufacturer    : CEIS-TM
   Accuracy        : 
   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                : Alain ORSONI
   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              : Alain.Orsoni@cnes.fr