Mission Parameter Files and Documentation for GNSS-A in Hikurangi (2019-2024)

These parameter and documentation files were generated as part of GNSS-A operations on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone, and describe GNSS-A data that can provide estimates of crustal deformation rates along the plate boundary. The data were collected on missions starting in 2019 by a remotely-operated Wave Glider system. The Wave Glider collects GNSS data while ranging to an array of seafloor transponders. All of the GNSS-A sites are located on the accretionary prism. These files are in ASCII format and provide the site coordinates, transponder IDs, Wave Glider transducer-antenna offsets, sensor models, and other documentation related to each Wave Glider mission and GNSS-A site. The parameter files also provide documentation on the file formats of the Rinex, Novatel, and Acoustics files. The file names identify the site, year and Wave Glider ID. The files were generated with NSF funding as part of the project called Along Strike Variation in Shallow, Offshore Strain Accumulation and Slow Slip at Hikurangi Subduction Margin, New Zealand, funded with NSF awards OCE-1754929 and OCE-1754767, and New Zealand Ministry for Business and Innovation Endeavour Research Fund, contract CO5X1605 to GNS Science.