| Date: | 2000-05-09 12:20:00 | |
| Sender: | Taizoh Yoshino <Taizoh YOSHINO <yosh@crl.go.jp>> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No. 603: Closing of the Keystone | |
| Author: | Taizoh Yoshino | |
| Content: | ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2000-05-09 12:20:00 UTC Message No. 603 ******************************************************************************** Author: Taizoh Yoshino Subject: Closing of the Keystone Subject: Closing of the Keystone Subject: Closing of the Keystone Dear colleagues, The Keystone project is a program to apply the most advanced space techniques to the crustal deformation study around Tokyo using the VLBI, SLR and GPS. All the facilities worked properly with some advanced functions such as real-time VLBI, automated SLR and remote control SLR system. And these system produced invaluable data. Since the project, however, is time limited, it was decided that the Keystone project will be closed at the end of March in 2001. The planned lifetime of the project has almost passed although it is one year shorter. The limitation of the budget is also a part of the reason. This decision was already announced at a formal committee inJapan. Unfortunately, we found no institute to succeed the function of regular SLR observation. In March in 2001, all the facilities in Miura and Tateyama will be dismantled because the land which has been rented, must be given back to the owner. SLR facilities of Koganei and Kashima stations will be remained to be used in the future experiments. Our plan is as follows: Until the end of May: Four stations run (Koganei, Kashima, Miura and Tateyama; as usually) Early June: Miura and Tateyama stations will be shut down. June - the end of September: Two stations run (Koganei and Kashima) October - : No regular session except R&D experiments. Best regards, Taizoh Yoshino Project Leader Keystone Project Team Communications Research Laboratory ”/DGFI3/home/slrmail/mbox” complete From: Taizoh YOSHINO ******************************************************************************** |