Point of interest Viroinval - Centre de physique du globe (Geophysical Centre of Dourbes) - Photo

Centre de physique du globe (Geophysical Centre of Dourbes)

Description

The Centre de Physique du Globe (CPG - Geophysical Centre of Dourbes) is a fundamental and applied research centre which is part of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium. It was designed and inaugurated in 1956 by Professor Edmond LAHAYE, Director of the RMI at that time. The CPG is world-famous and is renowned for its fundamental and applied research in the field of geophysics, covering several scientific disciplines:

•Study of the earth's present and past magnetic field.

•Ionospheric activity and its influence on satellite navigation.

•Cosmic rays.

•The atmospheric electric field.

•Thunderstorm radioelectric emissions and tropospheric propagation.

•Meteorology.

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Centre de physique du globe (Geophysical Centre of Dourbes) can be discovered in the following trails...
Trail Walking Viroinval - Viroinval (06) -  Bayeumont - Photo
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Viroinval, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
4.1 km | 5.1 km-effort
1h 7min
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Positioning

Country:
Belgium
Region :
Wallonia
Department/Province :
Namur
Municipality :
Viroinval
Location:
Dourbes
Creation date :
2018-04-09 13:16:17.005
Updated on
2018-04-09 13:16:17.005

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