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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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