From 13acbeda16c055f0399ca5954753dbcca549344d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karl Kosack <karl.kosack@cea.fr>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:34:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add changelog entry

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+Ensure that subarray.reference_location is always generated, even if the metadata is missing. In that case, construct a dummy location with the correct observatory height.