The ICOS Curve, a new interactive web service published today, shows the dynamics and trends in CO₂ levels in the atmosphere above Europe. It calculates a monthly median CO₂ concentration for the previous month, and a growth rate for the most recent year. The application also allows…
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The ICOS network was founded in a little more than a decade ago, but many of its measurement stations have served scientists long before this. Long-term greenhouse gas measurements are needed to analyse both long-term climatic trends and extreme events.
The ICOS network of…
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Data from the ICOS Atmosphere station Davos (CH-Dav) in Switzerland show that the carbon sink of a Norway spruce forest is far from certain in the future.
A study using data from the ICOS Class 1 Ecosystem station Davos, published earlier this year in Global Change Biology,…
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Approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from urban areas, making accurate measurement and rigorous understanding of city-level emissions critically important for climate action. Quantifying these emissions is key to answering vital questions, such as tracking…
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The ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre has published the results of the largest intercomparison study of its kind, comparing 27 instruments used for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements. The study provides a comprehensive comparison of the different measurement methods used by ICOS Ocean stations and other…
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The call for session proposals has now closed. Click here to see all submitted proposals.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal!
ICOS Science Conference, organised every second year by the ICOS community, is a global event open to…
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ICOS has published the annual update of the European Obspack, an extensive dataset including atmospheric observations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon monoxide (CO) in Europe.
This dataset, part of the GlobalView …
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An effort led by Marta Galvagno and Dario Papale has successfully upgraded two ICOS Associated Stations in Valle d’Aosta: ICOS station Torgnon grassland (IT-Tor) and ICOS station Torgnon larch forest (IT-TrF).
Between 2nd-9th August, standard eddy covariance equipment was installed…
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The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of ICOS becoming a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). This milestone celebrates the establishment of ICOS ERIC in November 2015, when the European Commission granted the status after many years of preparatory work.
ICOS…
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The ICOS Science Conference, organised every second year by the ICOS community, is a global event open to scientists and other experts working in greenhouse gases and biogeochemical cycles. The conference was first held in 2014 to bring together students and researchers across the ICOS…
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