YELLOWKNIFE 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               : YELLOWKNIFE
   Site DOMES number       : 40127
   Host agency             : NRCan
   City                    : Yellowknife
   State or province       : North-West Territories
   Country                 : CANADA
   Tectonic plate          : NOAM
   Geological information  : 
   Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
          North Latitude   :   62 deg 28' 51''
          East Longitude   : -114 deg 28' 48''
          Ellipsoid height :  186 m
   Approximate altitude    :  213 m


2. DORIS antenna and reference point information

2.1
   Four character ID        : YELA
   Antenna model            : Alcatel
   Antenna serial number    : 48
   IERS DOMES number        : 40127S007
   CNES/IGN number          : 401271
   CTDP number              : 51
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 06/06/1989
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 
   Antenna support type     : 1 metre tower
   Installed on             : Front wall of the station building.
   Height above ground mark : 
   Ground mark type         : None
   Ground mark DOMES number : 40127
   Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 049
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.695
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : YELA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 01/11/1988
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 01/12/1988

3.2
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 051
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.365
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : YELA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 06/06/1989
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 02/09/1997

3.3
   Beacon serial number        : 86 33 038
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 2.1048
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : YELA
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 03/09/1997
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


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

   Solution : ITRF 97
   Epoch    : 1997.0

   X = -1224424.055 m     Y = -2689227.442 m     Z =  5633645.248 m
   Sig X = .003 m         Sig Y = .003 m         Sig Z = .004 m

   VX = -.0204 m/y        VY = -.0054 m/y        VZ = -.0022 m/y
   Sig VX = .0004 m/y     Sig VY = .0005 m/y     Sig VZ = .0008 m/y


5. IERS collocation information

5.1
   Instrument type       : GPS
   Status                : Permanent
   DOMES number of the
   instrument ref. point : 40127M003
   Notes                 : 

5.2
   Instrument type       : VLBI
   Status                : Permanent
   DOMES number of the
   instrument ref. point : 40127M004
   Notes                 : 


6. Tide Gauge collocation information


7. Local site ties

7.1
   Point description      : VLBI Mark CDP 7285
   DOMES number           : 40127M001

   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (YELA)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : 299.419
                   dY (m) : -303.252
                   dZ (m) : -89.890
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.002
   Date measured          : 
   Additional information : 

7.2
   Point description      : VLBI Mark CDP 7296
   DOMES number           : 40127M004

   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (YELA)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : 24.494
                   dY (m) : - 45.822
                   dZ (m) : - 24.976
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.002
   Date measured          : 
   Additional information : 

7.3
   Point description      : YELL GPS monument 889201
   DOMES number           : 40127M003

   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (YELA)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : - 28.438
                   dY (m) : 11.333
                   dZ (m) : - 6.977
   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          : -5.2 m above the current DORIS ref. point (YELA)
   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