MORP Site Information Form (site log) International GPS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Matt King Date Prepared : 2004-04-07 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : morp_20030616.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.7 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Morpeth Four Character ID : MORP Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 13299S001 CDP Number : Monument Description : PILLAR Height of the Monument : 0.0m Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK Foundation Depth : 2.4m Marker Description : Intersection of the vertical axis from the : horizontal benchmark (forced centering plate) : with the horizontal plane tangent to the : height benchmark (vertical bolt) Date Installed : 1996-06-01T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BOULDER CLAY Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : Fracture Spacing : over 200 cm Fault zones nearby : NO Distance/activity : Additional Information : The antenna is mounted on a 4.5t quarried : trapezoidial stone : (~2.4m high x ~1.5m base x ~0.7m top) : and placed in a hole dug down to : the sandstone bedrock. The stone was concreted : to the bedrock. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Morpeth State or Province : Northumberland Country : England Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 3645667.9 Y coordinate (m) : -107277.3 Z coordinate (m) : 5215053.5 Latitude (N is +) : +551246.04 Longitude (E is +) : -0014107.79 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 144.4 Additional Information : 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 219 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1996-10-31T00:00Z Date Removed : 1999-12-13T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : This site operated semi-continuously : since the date shown. The back catologue : of data are available upon request. 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00105 Firmware Version : 1L00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2000-02-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-04-15T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00105 Firmware Version : 1L00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2002-04-15T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-05-20T14:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00973 Firmware Version : 6J00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2002-05-20T15:00Z Date Removed : 2002-06-23T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00105 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2002-09-03T12:21Z Date Removed : 2002-10-05T16:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00105 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2002-10-05T16:45Z Date Removed : 2004-03-17T10:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00970 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2004-03-17T10:31Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : (A5) Firmware Version : (A11) Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T Serial Number : 221 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0330 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : ~50m Date Installed : 1996-10-31T00:00Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Added LNA 2002-12-19T15:00Z 4.x Antenna Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Serial Number : (A*, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX) Antenna Reference Point : (BPA/BCR/XXX from "antenna.gra"; see instr.) Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : (deg; + is clockwise/east) Antenna Radome Type : (A4 from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 5. Surveyed Local Ties 5.x Tied Marker Name : Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc) Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4) Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9) Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : (m) dy (m) : (m) dz (m) : (m) Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 1996-10-31/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : 6.x Standard Type : (INTERNAL or EXTERNAL H-MASER/CESIUM/etc) Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 7. Collocation Information 7.x Instrumentation Type : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : (% rel h) Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.3.x Temp. Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (deg C) Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.4.x Water Vapor Radiometer : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Distance to Antenna : (m) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.5.x Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc) Observed Degradations : (SN RATIO/DATA GAPS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.2.x Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : Timber Fence Effective Dates : 1996-10-31/CCYY-MM-DD Additional Information : Below 15 degrees elevation, ~5-10m from antenna, : surrounds antenna 9.3.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDLINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality 10.1 Date : 2002-09-26/2002-09-26 Event : WEED CLEARING 10.2 Date : 2003-06-06/2003-06-06 Event : WEED CLEARING/GRAVEL DISTRIBUTION 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : University of Newcastle Preferred Abbreviation : NCL Mailing Address : Farm Manager : Cockle Park Farm : Morpeth NE61 7DM : UK Primary Contact Contact Name : David Routlidge Telephone (primary) : +44 (0)1670 790227 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +44 (0)1670 791078 E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Martin Robertson Telephone (primary) : +44 (0)191 2227834 Telephone (secondary) : +44 (0)191 2226445 Fax : +44 (0)191 2228691 E-mail : Martin.Robertson@newcastle.ac.uk Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Preferred Abbreviation : NCL Mailing Address : University of Newcastle : Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU : UK Primary Contact Contact Name : Matt King Telephone (primary) : +44 (0)191 2227833 Telephone (secondary) : +44 (0)191 2226445 Fax : +44 (0)191 2228691 E-mail : m.a.king@ncl.ac.uk Secondary Contact Contact Name : Peter Clarke Telephone (primary) : +44 (0)191 2226351 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +44 (0)191 2228691 E-mail : Peter.Clarke@newcastle.ac.uk Additional Information : 13. More Information Primary Data Center : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodasie (BKG) Secondary Data Center : Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Y Site Diagram : Y Horizon Mask : Y Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : ftp://stella.ncl.ac.uk/pub/MORP/pictures Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions AOAD/M_T ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 -->