Contiuous GPS station SKRO

Continuous GPS measurements at SKRO

General information

The station at Skrokkalda started collecting data on September 21, 2000.
Measurements are made using an Ashtech Z-12 CGRS receiver and an Ashtech Choke Ring antenna.
SKRO is funded by LGCA, University of Savoie, France.
The station coordinates are: 64,55684 N, 18,37820 W, and the height above sea level is around 940m.
The antenna height from the benchmark to the bottom of the antenna is 1.076 m.

Data files

Please contact the ISGPS supervisor.

Pictures and diagrams

Thierry Villemin from LGCA working on the setup (Sept. 20, 2000)
Stainless steel pins bolted into the bedrock. (Sept. 20, 2000)
Overview of the site (view to the south)(Sept. 20, 2000) (sorry about the quality)
View to the SE(Nov. 9, 2000)
Ice on the antenna radome(Nov. 9, 2000)
Overview of the site (Nov. 9, 2000)
Air has to be let out of the tires to be able to drive on the snow (pressure: 5 to 7 psi) (Nov. 9, 2000)
Schematic diagram

Results (time series)

Displacements of SKRO in east, north and vertical coordinates (in millimeters) assuming REYK is stationary:

Preliminary results -Results from automatic processing using CODE predicted orbits.
Revised results -Results obtained using CODE final orbits.

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Halldór Geirsson (dori@vedur.is),