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Research
Centres
National Centre for Geophysical Research -
Background
The National Centre for Geophysical Research (NCGR) was
formally established in 1975. Its roots however, go back to 1920 to the Ksara
Observatory (1920-1978) run by the Jesuit Fathers as the only observatory of
its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean for many years. The formal establishment
of the centre was a major highlight of the national science policy of the
Lebanese government in recognition of the geological situation of the country
in a region prone to large earthquakes
The NCGR monitors in real time
seismic activity in Lebanon and world wide through a seismological network. The
centre has also built recently a geomagnetic observatory on its new premises in
Qsaibeh (central Lebanon). This observatory is a member of the International
INTERMAGNET Network.. The centre is also interested in conducting gravity and
GPS surveys as well as geological exploration in order to identify active
faulting and thus compile a zoning map of Lebanon.
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