PALV Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Tatevik Shakhbandaryan Date Prepared : 2016-03-29 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : palv_20150115.log Modified/Added Sections : 0,3.4,3.5 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Palmer Station, Antarctica Four Character ID : PALV Monument Inscription : NONE IERS DOMES Number : 66005M002 CDP Number : Monument Description : STEEL MAST Height of the Monument : 2.03 m Monument Foundation : Steel rods in bedrock Foundation Depth : 0.3 m Marker Description : Divot in bolt on top of mast Date Installed : 1997-04-27T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : IGNEOUS Bedrock Condition : WEATHERED Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : Monument is a 10cm diameter, 2.03m steel : pipe. The pipe is attached to a baseplate : that is bolted to 4 stainless steel bolts : embedded in bedrock to a depth of about 30cm. : The bottom of the baseplate is about 20cm : above the rock surface. : UNAVCO antenna leveling mount is screwed : onto a 5/8-inch threaded stainless steel bolt : on top of steel pipe. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Palmer Station State or Province : Antarctic Peninsula Country : Antarctica Tectonic Plate : ANTARCTIC Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1192671.9920 Y coordinate (m) : -2450887.7060 Z coordinate (m) : -5747096.1840 Latitude (N is +) : -644630.3233 Longitude (E is +) : -0640304.0385 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 31.2394 Additional Information : 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : JPS EGGDT Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 2335 Firmware Version : 2.7.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2009-04-04T00:00Z Date Removed : 2014-09-24T23:15Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 01708 Firmware Version : 3.5.5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2014-09-24T23:45Z Date Removed : 2014-10-02T13:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver has board version TRE_G3TH_8 3.3 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 01708 Firmware Version : 3.5.7b0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2014-10-02T13:43Z Date Removed : 2015-01-15T18:54Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver has board version TRE_G3TH_8 ^M 3.4 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 01708 Firmware Version : 3.5.8b0-12-52e9 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2015-01-15T18:55Z Date Removed : 2016-03-29T17:03Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver has board version TRE_G3TH_8 ^M 3.5 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 01708 Firmware Version : 3.6.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2016-03-29T17:13Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver has board version TRE_G3TH_8 : SBAS and QZSS turned off : L1 center frq set to 1573 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS+SBAS) Serial Number : (A20, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX) 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 : ASH700936D_M SCIS Serial Number : CR14107 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0794 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 1997-04-23T00:00Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Antenna cable in protective conduit 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 : 1997-04-23/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.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Jet Propulsion Laboratory Preferred Abbreviation : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA 91109 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 : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Jet Propulsion Laboratory Preferred Abbreviation : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA 91109 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 : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 13. More Information Primary Data Center : JPL Secondary Data Center : CDDIS URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : N Site Diagram : N Horizon Mask : N Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : Y Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH700936A_M ASH700936B_M ASH700936C_M ASH700936D_M ----- / + \ | + | +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering TGP: Top of Ground Plane BGP: Bottom of Ground Plane TPA: Top of Preamplifier BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier TOP: Top of Pole BAM: Bottom of antenna mount All dimensions are in meters.