SAL DORIS site description form


0. Form

    Prepared by   : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department)
    Date prepared : 29/01/2013
    Report type   : UPDATE


1. Site location information

    Site name              : SAL
    Site DOMES number      : 39601
    Host agency            : Inst.  Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica
    City                   : Espargos
    State or province      : Ilha do Sal
    Country                : CAPE VERDE
    Tectonic plate         : AFRC
    Geological information : 

    Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
        North Latitude       :    16 deg 43' 56''
        East Longitude       :   -22 deg 56'  6''
        Ellipsoid height     :    91 m
        Approximate altitude :    63 m


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
    DORIS SSALTO 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 : 39601M001
    Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
    Beacon serial number        : 2819016
    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)     : 04/03/2006

3.2
    Beacon serial number        : 2819048
    Beacon model                : 3.0
    USO serial number           : 3.400
    4 Char. ID of the REF point : SALB
    Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 12/04/2006
    Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 20/05/2009

3.3
    Beacon serial number        : 3690081
    Beacon model                : 3.0
    USO serial number           : 3.545
    4 Char. ID of the REF point : SALB
    Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 21/05/2009
    Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


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

    Solution         : ITRF2008
    Epoch            : 2005.0 

    X = 5626877.220 m    Y = -2380936.210 m    Z = 1824490.479 m
    Sig X = 0.002 m    Sig Y = 0.002 m    Sig Z = 0.001 m

    VX = 0.0023 m/y    VY = 0.0170 m/y    VZ = 0.0140 m/y
    Sig VX = 0.0008 m/y    Sig VY = 0.0011 m/y    Sig VZ = 0.0005 m/y


5. IERS colocation information

5.1
    Instrument type       : GNSS
    Status                : Permanent
    DOMES number of the
    instrument ref. point : 39601S001
    Notes                 : IGS station TGCV


6. Tide Gauge colocation 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          : 01/12/2002
    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          : 01/12/2002
    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 hPa
    Height       : 0.2 m below the current DORIS ref. point (SALB)
    Notes        : long term stability = +/- 0.1 hPa/year

8.3 Temperature sensor
    Model        : HMP45D
    Manufacturer : VAISALA
    Accuracy     : +/- 0.5 deg C
    Notes        : 


9. DORIS network contacts

    Primary contact:

    Name            : Jerome SAUNIER
    Agency          : Institut Geographique National
    Mailing address : Service de Geodesie et Nivellement
                    : 73 avenue de Paris
                    : 94165 SAINT-MANDE Cedex    FRANCE
    Telephone       : + 33 1 43 98 83 63
    Fax             : + 33 1 43 98 84 50
    E-mail          : jerome (.) saunier (@) ign.fr

    Secondary contact:

    Name            : Francois BOLDO
    Agency          : Institut Geographique National
    Mailing address : CNES (DCT/ME/OC)
                    : 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