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In 2023 ICOS will organise the already 6th edition of the ICOS Summer School. It will be held at Hyytiälä forest field station in Finland from 24 May until 2 June 2023. Application is open until 1 December 2022. Decision on participation will be communicated mid December 2022. More information…

New data by ICOS confirms that natural carbon sinks such as the ocean and forests are not stable. Climate change makes these sinks more vulnerable, in some cases even turning them into carbon emitters. This compromises current climate targets and action plans.

FLUXES, the European…

We are delighted to announce that the Book of Abstracts for the ICOS Science Conference 2022 is now available on the conference website.

Over 280 oral and poster presentations have been accepted and divided into 25 sessions across the three conference days. Please note that the programme…

Izaña Atmospheric Observatory is a brand new ICOS Atmosphere station that joined the ICOS measurement station network when Spain became an ICOS member country in 2021. What is it like to work at a station where even Principal Investigators do routine tasks daily? Pedro Pablo Rivas, Sergio León…

The ICOS Cities project aims to develop tools for systematic observations to monitor the level of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas. As part of the project two major system installations were successfully finalised on a tall tower in Zurich (Hardau II), Switzerland, earlier this month. It…

What does the daily work life of a climate researcher look like? From field to desk, the human input behind the production of ICOS data is considerable but often little known. With the campaign #ResearchersAtWork, ICOS researchers are encouraged to highlight their everyday tasks via the ICOS…

Östergarnsholm is an ICOS Ocean station in the Baltic Sea in front of the Swedish coast, that measures atmospheric and water-side measurements. What’s it like to work at the station? And why is it useful for a PhD student to take part in fieldwork? Lucia Gutiérrez Loza explains.

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The summer months are the busiest time for fieldwork at many of the ICOS stations. What’s it like doing fieldwork? And what kind of research can you do with the collected data? Caleb Mensah and Khue Vu from a forest station in Czechia explain.

Bily Kriz is an ICOS Ecosystem station,…

The ICOS Head Office has gained two new experts to work in project management and administration. Emilie Hachem brings expertise from the world of startups, while Tommi Pesonen brings his skills gained from banking and finances. Emilie and Tommi will be replacing Leysan Karimova and Vilma…

We are pleased to announce that the draft programme and accepted abstracts for the ICOS Science Conference 2022 are now available online. 

Over 280 oral and poster presentations have been accepted and divided into 25 sessions across the three conference days. You can view the full…