Arlit

 

ARLA 33710S001

ARMA 3370S002

 

JoG: ARLA should not be used for ITRF2005, too few data

 

IDS: ARLA should not be used for ITRF2005, too few data

 

Preliminary computations:

 

No ARLA data available after 1993.0

 

Geodetic local tie from SIMB is

 

ARMA 33710S002 ARLA 33710S001 1362.690 2163.732 -4825.937 0.010

 

In ITRF2005, ARMA is

 

ARMA 2000.0 5991269.312 773728.625 2040688.550 -8.98 20.75 16.01

 

So , we could derive

 

ARLA 2000.0 5992632.002 775892.357 2035862.613 -8.98 20.75 16.01

 

We first need to verify the ARMA position and velocity as the formal error in the velocity is quite large and could introduce errors on the long term

 

Using weekly DORIS solutions (ign07d02) expressed in ITRF2005 and fixing the velocity to the above ITRF2005 value, we obtain:

 

2000.0 ARMA 5991269.3261 773728.6203 2040688.5422 -8.98 20.75 16.01

statistics ARMA XYZ 0.0024 0.0036 0.0021 209

 

so this is in good agreement with the ITRF2005 values. As this station is not transmitting any more the fact that the velocity is not totally know is not a problem for DPOD2005 investigation, as there wonÕt be any extrapolation period for POD.

 

Reprocessing old DORIS data (1990 and 1992), using weekly solutions and fixing the velocity to be above value, we obatin :

 

2000.0 ARLA 5992632.0656 775892.3492 2035862.5945 -8.98 20.75 16.01

statistics ARLA XYZ 0.0119 0.0192 0.0218 30

 

Y and Z are rather close to the ITRF2005 prediction. However, the X-component is a bit apart. As the formal error of the geodetic local is rather large and as the difference could also be explained by some imprecsion in the X-velocity, I suggest to use  the DORIS-derived solution as the weekly solution are rather consistent from one week to another and that a 5 cm error would be detected. This would insure that the posiiton ate the epoch of measurements for ARLA (1990.0-1993.0) will be good.

 

Recommendation:

 

Use ARLA original ITRF2005

 

For ARMLA, fix velocity to ARLA/ITRF2005 and use DORIS data to estimate position in 2000.0

 

2000.0 ARLA 5992632.0656 775892.3492 2035862.5945 -8.98 20.75 16.01