ICOS is taking part in the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 7.–18.11.2022. As an Observer, ICOS is present to highlight the need for a global observation network to have a scientific base for decisions, and to remind of the need…
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The ICOS ecosystem station Gebesee in Germany collects important data on the carbon cycle of agricultural land in Europe. When the crops change every year, so do the fieldwork methods. How does the station personnel adapt to new crops every year?
Gebesee is an ICOS ecosystem station in the…
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ATMO-ACCESS is a European project aiming at creating opportunities for a sustainable provision of access to Europe’s most advanced facilities for observation and exploration in atmospheric science. This third TransNational Access Call will allow researchers, entrepreneurs, developers and project…
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Ankur Desai, professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recently awarded the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists — one of the highest honors bestowed by AGU. Desai, who will also be conferred…
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Due to the damage to the Nord Stream gas lines in the Baltic Sea, an enormous amount of methane gas has been released into the atmosphere. The leak is estimated to equal the size of a whole year's methane emissions for a city the size of Paris or a country like Denmark.
The methane…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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