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LABEL_REVISION_NOTE                = "2007-07-11 GEO:JGW"

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  INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID               = "ARCB"
  
  OBJECT                           = INSTRUMENT_HOST_INFORMATION
    INSTRUMENT_HOST_NAME           = "ARECIBO OBSERVATORY"
    INSTRUMENT_HOST_TYPE           = "EARTH BASED"
    INSTRUMENT_HOST_DESC           = "


  Instrument Host Overview
  ========================
  
  The following information comes from the NAIC website
  (http://www.naic.edu/public/descrip_eng.htm):
    
  'The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere
  Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by Cornell University 
  under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). 
  The NSF is an independent federal agency whose aim is to promote scientific
  and engineering progress in the United States. NSF funds research and
  education in most fields of science and engineering. Additional support is
  provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  
  As the site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the
  Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for
  research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy. Use
  of the Arecibo Observatory is available on an equal, competitive basis to
  all scientists from throughout the world. Observing time is granted on the
  basis of the most promising research as ascertained by a panel of
  independent referees who review the proposals sent to the Observatory by
  interested scientists. Every year about 200 scientists visit the
  Observatory facilities to pursue their research project, and numerous
  students perform observations that lead to their master and doctoral
  dissertations.'
  
  See 'An Astronomer's Guide to the Arecibo 305-m Telescope' [SALTER2005] for
  more information.

  "

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    REFERENCE_KEY_ID               = "SALTER2005"
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