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of the RMI at that time. The Center is located at Dourbes (in the South of Belgium), close to the French
border, far away from any electric and magnetic disturbances.The mission of the Geophysical Center of
Dourbes is to measure and to study various geophysical phenomena, such as the present and past magnetic
field of the Earth, the ionospheric activity, cosmic rays, the atmospheric electric field and meteorology.
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