Dourbes NM, Belgium (DOUR)

Posted December 9, 2010 - 5:09pm by Koen Stegen

Note: the data of the Dourbes monitor is not yet available in the NMDB database.

The detector is housed in a building on the domain of the Geophysical Center of Dourbes.

NM64 detector building
NM64 neutron monitor
Specifications:
Detector
Standard 9-NM64 neutron monitor (3 units of 3 counters)
Geographic latitude
50.10° N
Geographic longitude
4.6° E
Altitude
225 m asl
Effective vertical cutoff rigidity (Epoch 1995)
3.18 GV
In continous operation since
1965

Detailed station information:
January 1965 - present

Special incidents such as shutdown for maintenance are noted in a journal.

The operation of the neutron monitor is supported by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium