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Cabo_da_Roca (Cabo da Roca, Portugal)

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Image 1 - The instrument is set up on a building's roof of the Cabo da Roca lighhouse facilities. Image 2 - Stairs to reach the equipment, antenna on a platform, electronics in an adapted box, the instrument is measuring. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 38.78172° North Longitude: 9.49767° West Elevation: 136.0 Meters Site Description: The site is located at the most western point of the European continent,on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, and at 30 km North west of Lisbon.The instrument is installed within the facilities of Cabo da Rocalighthouse. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Maria Joao Costa E-mail: mjcosta@uevora.pt Maria Joao Costa ICT Universidade de Evora Colegio Luis Verney Rua Romao Ramalho 59 7000 Evora PORTUGAL Phone: + 351 266 745 309 E-mail: mjcosta@uevora.pt Co-Investigator(s) Information Ana Maria Silva E-mail: asilva@uevora.pt Ana Maria Silva CGE Universidade de Evora Colegio Luis Verney Rua Romao Ramalho 59 7000 Evora PORTUGAL Phone: ++ 351 266 745 354/740 800 E-mail: asilva@uevora.pt AND Daniele Bortoli E-mail: db@uevora.pt Daniele Bortoli ICT Universidade de Evora Colegio Luis Verney Rua Romao Ramalho 59 7000 Evora PORTUGAL Phone: + 351 266 745 309 E-mail: db@uevora.pt Site Manager(s) Information: Samuel Bária Email: samuel@uevora.pt Samuel Bária CGE Universidade de Evora Colegio Luis Verney Rua Romao Ramalho 59 7000 Evora PORTUGAL Phone: ++ 351 266 740 800/745 354 E-mail:samuel@uevora.pt Responsible Institution(s): Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) / Evora Geophysics Centre (CGE) http://www.cge.uevora.pt and DAEDALUS Project,EVK2-CT-2002-00174 http://loacli.univ-lille1.fr/Daedalus

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Image 3 - A closer view of the instrument with the scenery in the background: Atlantic Ocean and the coast.

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