ROTHERA DORIS site description form


0. Form

   Prepared by       : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department)
   Date prepared     : 3/05/2002
   Report type       : NEW


1. Site location information

   Site name               : ROTHERA
   Site DOMES number       : 66007
   Host agency             : BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY 
   City                    : Rothera base (Adelaide Island)
   State or province       : 
   Country                 : ANTARCTICA (U. K. base)
   Tectonic plate          : ANTA
   Geological information  : 
                             
   Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
          North Latitude   :  -67 deg 34' 10''
          East Longitude   :  -68 deg  7' 28''
          Ellipsoid height :   27 m
   Approximate altitude    :   20 m


2. DORIS antenna and reference point information

2.1
   Four character ID        : ROTA
   Antenna model            : Alcatel
   Antenna serial number    : 71
   IERS DOMES number        : 66007S001
   CNES/IGN number          : 660071
   CTDP number              : 49
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 03/02/1993
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 
   Antenna support type     : 1 metre tower  
   Installed on             : Side wall of a timbered laboratory (1 level)    
   Height above ground mark :  m
   Ground mark type         : None  
   Ground mark DOMES number : 66007
   Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 054
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.581
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : ROTA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 01/11/1991
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 01/02/1992

3.2
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 049
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.695
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : ROTA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 03/02/1992
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 27/12/1993

3.3
   Beacon serial number        : 86 27 021
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.357
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : ROTA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 23/02/1994
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


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

   Solution : ITRF2000
   Epoch    : 1997.0

   X = 909378.192 m     Y = -2264934.545 m     Z = -5872956.909 m
   Sig X = 0.004 m         Sig Y = 0.004 m         Sig Z = 0.005 m

   VX = 0.0154 m/y        VY = -0.0025 m/y        VZ = 0.0020 m/y
   Sig VX = 0.0009 m/y     Sig VY = 0.0012 m/y     Sig VZ = 0.0019 m/y


5. IERS collocation information


6. Tide Gauge collocation information


7. Local site ties

7.1
   Point description      : Mark "GAP 1995" (SCAR 95 campaign : ROT1)
   DOMES number           : 66007M001

   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (ROTA)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : - 123.076
                   dY (m) : 213.190
                   dZ (m) : - 106.182
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.002
   Date measured          : 
   Additional information : 


8. Meteorological Instrumentation

8.1 Humidity sensor
   Model           : MUC13 + transmitter M-UTN3
   Manufacturer    : SPSI
   Accuracy        : 
   Notes           : 

8.2 Pressure sensor
   Model           : M-PaTN.8
   Manufacturer    : SPSI
   Accuracy        : 
   Height          : -0.55 m above the current DORIS ref. point (ROTA)
   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