International GPS Service TIXI Site Information Form See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Grigory Steblov Date Prepared : 2006-04-02 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : tixi_20020403.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.3 4.3 8.1.1 8.2.1 8.3.1 12 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Seismic Station Tixi Four Character ID : TIXI Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 12360M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : STAINLESS STEEL ROD Height of the Monument : (m) Monument Foundation : (STEEL RODS, CONCRETE BLOCK, ROOF, etc) Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc) Date Installed : 1998-10-08 Geologic Characteristic : Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust belt Bedrock Type : Thick siltstone series Bedrock Condition : Jointed Fracture Spacing : Over 200 cm Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone) Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : Tixi is about 100 km to the east of the : margin of Siberian platform. : This station is part of NEDA : Deformation Array created and run by : RUSEG : by GPS Technology. NEDA operational control : is provided by RDAAC : Acquisition/Analysis Center (Moscow). RDAAC : is also IGS Operational Center for NEDA. : RUSEG is a collaborative project of Lamont- : Doherty Earth Observatory and Russian Academy : of Sciences supported through the IRIS : Consortium. : : The GPS reference mark consists of : 5/8-11" diameter, vertical rod of the : stainless steel. : The rod is glued into the flat top of the 2-m : high rectangular construction made of reinforced : concrete on the roof of the apartments : building. The 20-cm thick roof is also made : of reinforced concrete. : Seismic station computer room is in this : building. The GPS receiver is located in that : room and it is connected to antenna with : a 30-m cable protected with a metal conduit. : The 4-floors building has 30-cm thick brick : walls without cracks. It is supported by : 90 stilts driven into the permafrost to : a depth of 10 m, about 8 m below the depth : of maximum melting in summer. : Vertical datum : of the rod. : The antenna is attached to the rod with : UNAVCO compact leveling mount. The antenna : and the choke-ring assembly are protected : with the JPL hemispherical radome. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Tixi State or Province : Yakutia - Sakha Republic Country : Russian Federation Tectonic Plate : Eurasia - North America plate boundary Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -1264872.963 Y coordinate (m) : 1569455.814 Z coordinate (m) : 6031003.388 Latitude (N is +) : +713804.11 Longitude (E is +) : +1285159.09 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 46.9847 Additional Information : GAMIT Solution ITRF96. Epoch 1998.775 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : T123 Firmware Version : 3.2 95/03/08 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 1998-10-08 Date Removed : 1999-03-30 Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : LP01745 Firmware Version : NAV CC00 CH 1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 1999-03-30 Date Removed : 2005-12-22T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Model 700845-10D (Z-12 CGRS). 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : LP020003240 Firmware Version : NAV CD00 CH 1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2005-12-23T09:25Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Model 700845-10F (Z-12 CGRS). 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 : ASH700936D_M UNAV Serial Number : 13083 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0792 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : UNAV Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1998-10-08 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : Antenna Diagram below : clear spherical radome 4.2 Antenna Type : ASH700936D_M Serial Number : 13083 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0792 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2002-03-14 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : Unauthorized radome removal was discovered : about 14-MAR-2002. Precise date is unknown. 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH700936D_M SCIS Serial Number : 13083 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0792 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2002-10-14 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 5.1 Tied Marker Name : TIX0 Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc) Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -702.787 dy (m) : 5883.730 dz (m) : -1685.430 Accuracy (mm) : 1 mm Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : 1998-10-14 Additional Information : GAMIT solution of simultaneous GPS : observations (baseline mode in sestbl.). 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 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 7.1 Instrumentation Type : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Polymer Capacitance Element Manufacturer : Paroscientific, Inc. Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 300 s. Accuracy (% rel h) : +-2% rel h Aspiration : UNASPIRATED Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2004-08-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The sensor is incorporated in the MET3 : Meteorological System 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) 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : Digiquartz (R) Barometric Pressure Transducer Manufacturer : Paroscientific, Inc.Paroscientific, Inc. Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 300 s. Accuracy : +-0.01% Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2004-08-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The sensor is incorporated in the MET3 : Meteorological System 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) 8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : Thin-film Platinum 1000-ohm Resistor Manufacturer : Paroscientific, Inc. Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 300 s. Accuracy : +-0.5 deg C Aspiration : UNASPIRATED Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2004-08-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The sensor is incorporated in the MET3 : Meteorological System 8.3.x Temp. Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) 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) 8.4.1 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) 8.4.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) 8.5.1 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 8.5.x Other Instrumentation : 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc) Observed Degredations : (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/BUILDLINGS/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 : Seismic Station Tixi Preferred Abbreviation : TIXI Mailing Address : 30 Akademika Fedorova Stret : 678400 Tixi : Yakutia - Sakha Republic, RUSSIA Primary Contact Contact Name : Sergei Shibaev Telephone (primary) : +7 411 225-4646 Telephone (secondary) : +7 411 244-5188 Fax : +7 411 225-4646 E-mail : shibaev@emsd.ysn.ru Secondary Contact Contact Name : Mikhail Kogan Telephone (primary) : +1 845 365-8882 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +1 845 365-8150 E-mail : kogan@ldeo.columbia.edu Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : RDAAC-IRIS-JPL Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : 6-3 Universitetskiy Prospect : 117333 Moscow, RUSSIA Primary Contact Contact Name : Grigory Steblov Telephone (primary) : +7 495 335-1954 Telephone (secondary) : +7 903 152-9610 Fax : +7 495 335-1954 E-mail : steblov@gps.gsras.ru Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information URL for More Information : http://gps.gsras.ru Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : (Y) Additional Information : Hardcopy Information available from www.site : or from Responsible Agency Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Ashtech: DORNE MARGOLIN ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 ARP <-- 0.381 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering