NORSAR
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200px|thumb|right|NORSAR logo thumb|NORSAR in Kjeller, Norway NORSAR is a foundation established in 1968 as part of the Norwegian–US agreement for the detection of earthquakes and nuclear explosions. The name derives from the foundation's original project, the Norwegian Seismic Array.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Location
- Lillestrøm, Norway
- Also known as
- Norwegian Seismic Array
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.425964.8 · ISNI 0000 0004 0639 1110
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Stiftelsen NORSAR
- Official website
- norsar.no/home
- Image
- NORSAR.jpg
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- inception
- 1968-01-01
- endowment
- 67858441
- total equity
- 65582065
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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200px|thumb|right|NORSAR logo thumb|NORSAR in Kjeller, Norway NORSAR is a foundation established in 1968 as part of the Norwegian–US agreement for the detection of earthquakes and nuclear explosions. The name derives from the foundation's original project, the Norwegian Seismic Array.
== Description == Located at Kjeller, north of Oslo, NORSAR runs and maintains seismic arrays in Norway and it is the designated Norwegian National Data Centre for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. NORSAR conducts basic seismological research, develops software and provides consultancy for the petroleum industry.