In the midst of lush pine trees and marshes, next to turquoise water and sand dunes, the 100 meter high El Arenosillo tower overlooks the protected Doñana national park and the Gulf of Cadiz. The station is strategically located in the southernmost parts of Andalusia, Spain, in a…
Read more
ICOS is delighted to announce it has received excellent feedback from ESFRI’s Landmark Monitoring.
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) is composed of national delegates nominated by research ministers of EU countries and countries associated with Horizon…
Read more
FLUXNET is a global network formed by regional networks performing eddy covariance flux measurements. The community came together in Brno, Czech Republic on 11-14 July 2023 for the FLUXNET conference, which brought together members from all parts of the community: ICOS from Europe, Ameriflux,…
Read more
European climate scientists warn against placing too much trust in the ability of nature’s carbon sinks to save us from climate change. This is the message from the European Greenhouse Gas Bulletin ‘FLUXES’, published today by the Integrated Carbon Observation System, ICOS.
“The carbon…
Read more
Domains Atmosphere and Ecosystem just released updates of the final quality controlled (Level 2) ICOS observation data. The data covers for each station the period from its acceptance as ICOS station up to 1 April 2023 for atmosphere and 31 December 2022 for ecosystem stations. Compared to…
Read more
After 10 years as an Observer, Switzerland has now become a full Member of ICOS. The membership required a particular decision by the Swiss parliament to allow membership in an EU organisation such as ICOS. Only five other ERICs were given the same status. The Swiss application was accepted at…
Read more
Following the 19th ICOS General Assembly meeting last month, Dr. Dorothee Bakker and Dr. Eric Kort were appointed to the ICOS ERIC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). They replace Dr. Anna M. Michalak and Dr. Rik Wanninkhof, who are stepping…
Read more
On 24 May 2023, the World Meteorological Congress formally approved the Global Greenhouse Gas Watch. This resolution is essential for enabling more efficient climate science aimed at actionable societal impacts. Acknowledging the demand for a new value chain in climate observations, the…
Read moreAfter passing a rigorous quality assurance process, 10 new measurement stations have received the status of an ICOS labelled station. The newly certified stations are located in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain.
After the 10 new labels, altogether 124…
Read moreThe STILT footprint calculation and viewing services are now using the ATMO-ACCESS login page where you can log in with your university account, your ORCID or with an ATMO-ACCESS account. Read more about STILT and access the services at https://www.icos-cp.eu/data-services/tools/stilt-footprint…
Read more