RICHMOND SITE INFORMATION

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SITE INFORMATION

Site Number: 43
Current Site Name: RICHMOND
Other Site Name:
Location: PERRINE, FL
Geographic Region: NORTH AMERICA
Tectonic Plate: NORTH AMERICAN

Primary Scientific Purposes: MEASUREMENTS SUPPORTING THE DETERMINATION OF
PLATE MOTION, PLATE STABILITY, AND POLAR MOTION/EARTH ROTATION.

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Site Description: THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY TIMING
STATION IN PERRINE, FLORIDA, ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH OF MIAMI. A FIXED MARK III
VLBI ANTENNA IS USED FOR VLBI MEASUREMENTS. THE ANTENNA WAS DESTROYED BY
HURRICANE ANDREW IN AUGUST 1992. A STANDARD NASA PAD COMPATIBLE FOR
OCCUPATION BY TLRS AND MTLRS HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT THE SITE FOR COLLECTION
OF INTERCOMPARISON MEASUREMENTS.

Site Topo Map: GOULDS, FLORIDA. 1945-56- (73PR), 7.5 QUAD, U.S.G.S., RESTON,
VA 22092


GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

Geological Province: COASTAL PLAIN PROVINCE

Local Geology: THICK SECTION OF RECENT AND QUATERNARY SANDS AND GRAVELS.

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