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Table 6 Detailed snippets of few examples from the IVS analysis report

From: Favorable locations for new VGOS antennas in India depending on the assessment of geodetic parameters and environmental factors

S. No.

Session

Problem

% Scheduled observations used

1

2014-05-17-XA

HOBART12 and HOBART26 missed the first ~ 7 h due to high winds

TSUKUB32 also missed ~ 2 h due to high winds

HOBART12–61.3%

HOBART26–62.6%

TSUKUB32–80.2%

2

2020-04-14-XA

Strong winds at NyAlesund. NYALE13S did not observe and NYALES20 observed only the last 10.5 h

ZELENCHK missed ~ 2 h, wind stowed

NYALE13S–0%

NYALES20–41.7%

ZELENCHK–80.1%

3

2021-06-28-XA

WETTZELL: thunder strike hit the area of the observatory (00:16–02:20 UTC)

WETTZELL–55.8%

4

2021-02-01-VG

GGAO12M did not observe due to winter storm

GGAO12M–0%

5

2021-08-10-XA

ZELENCHK: thunderstorm (21:09–01:15)

ZELENCHK–54.6%

6

2021-12-05-XK

Due to blizzard, MK-VLBA did not observe

MK-VLBA–0%

7

2021-10-18-XA

MATERA: RFI in S-band particularly

RAEGSMAR: RFI in S-band particularly

YARRA12M: wind stowed (04:40–05:16)

MATERA–65.6%

RAEGSMAR–66.6%

YARRA12M–55.3%

8

2021-11-08-XA

SEJONG is very noisy

NYALE13S snow storm 15:25–17:00

SEJONG–47.2%

NYALE13S–70.0%

9

2021-11-04-XE

HART15M: wind stowed a few times

HART15M–66.7%

10

2021-07-26-XA

ISHIOKA: stopped the antenna from start to 208-0049a, because typhon was approaching. Few missed scans due to antenna safety and motor troubles

ISHIOKA–35.7%

11

2021-11-17-XN

HARTRAO: no data 18:26–07:22. The log says “Just over 13 h of data was lost due to a storm induced power supply failure on the antenna that could only be repaired once a technician got to site in the morning.”

HARTRAO–32.7%