SAL 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 : SAL Site DOMES number : 39601 Host agency : Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica City : Espargos State or province : Ilha do Sal Country : CAPE VERDE Tectonic plate (PB2002) : Nubia Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : 16 deg 43' 56'' East Longitude : -22 deg 56' 6'' Ellipsoid height : 92 m Approximate altitude : 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : SALB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 97 IERS DOMES number : 39601S002 CNES/IGN number : 396011 CTDP number : 229 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 11/12/2002 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : Inox triangular plate Installed on : Top of a corner pillar of a 1 storied building. Height above ground mark : 0.533 m Ground mark type : Hole at the center of stainless steel bolt Ground mark DOMES number : 39601 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 28 19 016 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.271 4 Char. ID of the REF point : SALB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 11/12/2002 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 03/03/2006 3.2 Beacon serial number : 28 19 048 Beacon model : 3.0 USO serial number : 3.400 4 Char. ID of the REF point : SALB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/04/2006 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (SALB) Solution : ITRF2005 Epoch : 2000.0 X = 5626877.225 m Y = -2380936.287 m Z = 1824490.413 m Sig X = 0.014 m Sig Y = 0.017 m Sig Z = 0.010 m VX = 0.0021 m/y VY = 0.0132 m/y VZ = 0.0140 m/y Sig VX = .0033 m/y Sig VY = .0040 m/y Sig VZ = .0023 m/y 5. IERS co-location information 5.1 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 39601S001 Notes : IGS station TGCV 6. Tide gauge co-location information 6.1 Name : Palmeira Location : Palmeira GLOSS number : Distance : 5.7 km Notes : 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : Building corner concrete pillar: DORIS mark DOMES number : 39601M001 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (SALB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -0.470 dY (m) : 0.199 dZ (m) : -0.153 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : Dec. 2002 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.2 Point description : IGS station TGCV: top-center of aluminium post DOMES number : 39601S001 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (SALB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -2701.562 dY (m) : -4387.362 dZ (m) : 2383.261 Accuracy (m) : 0.01 Date measured : Dec. 2002 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 : 0.2 m below the current DORIS ref. point (SALB) 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