MDO1 Site Information Form International GPS Service for Geodynamics 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Vera R. Richardson Date Prepared : 23-JAN-1998 Report Type : UPDATE Prepared Using : 1. Site Identification of the GPS Monument Site Name : McDonald VLBA site Four Character ID : MDO1 Monument Inscription : 4011-S McDonald Observatory GPS Station Mark JPL : 1993 IERS DOMES Number : 40442M012 CDP Number : (XXXX) Date Installed : 03-JUN-1993/06/03 hh:mm UT Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY) Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED) Fracture Spacing : (1-10 cm/10-50 cm/50-200 cm/over 200 cm) Notes : (multiple lines) Additional Information : Geological Province: Rocky Mountain Province : Local Geology: Tertiary igneous rocks : predominantly found on the surface. The : influence of topography on soil formation is : pronounced. Due to extensive erosion, the soils : of hills and mountains are shallow, whereas the : soils of valleys and plains are deep. : Type of Monument: 0.457 meter diameter stainless : steel plate set flush in the center of a 0.762 : meter diameter concrete monolith that projects : 0.5 meters above the ground. : Geological and Monument information from "NASA : Space Geodesy Program: Catalogue of Site : Information", Technical Memorandum 4482, March : 1993, pp305-6. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : McDonald Obs., Fort Davis State or Province : Texas Country : USA Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position X coordinate (m) : -1329998.6498 Y coordinate (m) : -5328393.3838 Z coordinate (m) : 3236504.1942 Latitude (deg) : 30.68051177 Longitude (deg) : -104.01499143 Elevation (m) : 2004.5100 Additional Information : Latitude, Longitude and Elevation derived from : "IERS Technical Note 20, Results and Analysis : of the ITRF94" March 1996; Table 5 "ITRF94 : Class A Station Coordinates at Epoch 1993.0", : pT62. : The site is located at the McDonald Observatory : near Fort Davis, Texas. : Site information from "NASA Space Geodesy : Program: Catalogue of Site Information", : Technical Memorandum 4482, March 1993, p305. 3. GPS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : Firmware Version : 2.6-93/01/08 Date Installed : 03-JUN-1993 hh:mm UT Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : Firmware Version : 2.8-93/06/08 Date Installed : 30-JUN-1993 hh:mm UT Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : T338 Firmware Version : 3.0 10/10/94 17:00:01 Date Installed : 23-NOV-1994 hh:mm UT Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.x Receiver Type : Serial Number : Firmware Version : Date Installed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4. GPS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : DORNE MARGOLIN T Serial Number : 130 Antenna Height (m) : 0.061 Antenna Reference Point : ARP Degree Offset from North : Antenna Radome Type : Date Installed : 05-MAR-1993 hh:mm UT Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.x Antenna Type : Serial Number : Antenna Height (m) : (m) Antenna Reference Point : (ARP/BCR/BPA) Degree Offset from North : Antenna Radome Type : Date Installed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 5. Local Site Ties 5.1 Monument Name : 7080-1988 Site Ref CDP Number : 7080 Site Ref Domes Number : 40442M006 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : -22.3939 dy (m) : -8.4807 dz (m) : -23.4064 Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Date Measured : 17-MAR-1993 hh:mm UT Additional Information : MLRS mark. 5.2 Monument Name : 7850-1988 Site Ref CDP Number : 7850 Site Ref Domes Number : 40442M008 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : -9.5212 dy (m) : 1.7953 dz (m) : -1.4841 Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Date Measured : 17-MAR-1993 hh:mm UT Additional Information : Mobile VLBI and SLR mark. 5.3 Monument Name : 7851-1988 Site Ref CDP Number : 7851 Site Ref Domes Number : 40442M011 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : -10.7976 dy (m) : 2.4155 dz (m) : -0.9730 Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Date Measured : 17-MAR-1993 hh:mm UT Additional Information : SLR mark. 5.x Monument Name : Site Ref CDP Number : (XXXX) Site Ref Domes Number : (XXXXXXXXX) Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : (m) dy (m) : (m) dz (m) : (m) Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Date Measured : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : CESIUM Frequency : Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 6.x Standard Type : (H-MASER/CESIUM/QUARTZ/INTERNAL/RUBIDIUM) Frequency : Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 7. Collocation Information 7.1 Instrumentation Type : SLR Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 7.x Instrumentation Type : (DORIS/GLONASS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (% rel h) : (% rel h) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.2 Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (mbar) : (mbar) Height Diff to GPS (m) : (m) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.3 Temperature Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (deg C) : (deg C) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.4 Water Vapor Radiometer : Manufacturer : Distance to GPS (m) : (m) Elev Diff to GPS (m) : (m) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.5 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 9. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA USA Primary Contact Contact Name : David A. Stowers Telephone (primary) : 818-354-7055 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 818-393-4965 E-mail : dstowers@jpl.nasa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : Jim Normandeau/UNAVCO Telephone (primary) : 303-497-8008 Telephone (secondary) : 303-497-8002 Fax : 303-497-8028 E-mail : normando@unavco.ucar.edu Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Responsible Agency (if different from 9.) Agency : (multiple lines) Mailing Address : (multiple lines) Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 11. More Information URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : 12/95 Site Diagram : 12/95 Horizon Mask : 12/95 Monument Description : 12/95 Site Pictures : 12/95 Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions TURBOROGUE: DORNE MARGOLIN T ---------- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.038 +---------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 ARP ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering