ICOS Sweden
ICOS Sweden contributes with a national observation network covering the full latitudinal extent of Sweden, consisting of three Atmosphere stations, seven Ecosystem stations (three forests, colocated with the Atmosphere sites, three mires and the Baltic sea coast), and two Ocean stations. These stations are essential for ICOS, as they provide otherwise scarce data from northern latitudes, which are undergoing the fastest climate change in the world.
The Swedish stations are essential for ICOS, as they provide otherwise scarce data from northern latitudes, which are undergoing the fastest climate change in the world. Climate warming could destabilise carbon stored in boreal forest soils, accelerate degradation of the mires and acidification of the seas, with concomitant impact on Sweden’s economy and commitment to enhance carbon sinks.
ICOS Sweden, as a national research infrastructure, aims at having a central role in the support of Swedish carbon cycle and greenhouse gas research by providing sites and data for advanced research and by providing test platforms for novel instrumentation and measurement technologies. Furthermore, ICOS Sweden also aims at fostering collaboration and interoperability with other in situ environmental measurement networks and remote sensing programs active in Sweden, and at actively stimulating scientific studies and modelling efforts.
ICOS Sweden presently consists of a consortium of six partners and is funded by the Swedish Research Council and the consortrium partners: Lund University (coordination), Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University.
The ICOS Carbon Portal, which is managed separately by the ICOS ERIC, is located at Lund University in Sweden.
Sweden Station Network
ICOS Sweden stations in the map. Hover over the stations for more details.
Contact ICOS Sweden
ICOS Sweden Focal Point
Tim Arnold, Associate Professor
Lund University
Sweden
contact-sweden (at) lists.icos-ri.eu
