ICOS has a range of greenhouse gas measurement stations all across Europe. The stations are often located in extreme and beautiful places, high up on mountain tops or out at sea. #ExploreICOS takes you to these stations through videos, photos and written stories.
LATEST VIDEOS
ECOSYSTEM STATION. Check out the video from the Gebesee station in Germany.
OCEAN STATION. View the video from Paloma in Italy.
ATMOSPHERE STATION. Here you can see the video from Weybourne in the UK.
ATMOSPHERE STATION. A video from the Cabauw observatory in the Netherlands.
ATMOSPHERE STATION. Check out the video from Izaña in Spain.
ATMOSPHERE STATION. See the video from the El Arenosillo station in Spain here.
LATEST STORIES
Investigating marine ecosystems response to increased CO2 Adjacent to the first Marine Protected Area created in Italy, the Miramare station buoy assists in monitoring ecological and oceanographic processes in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea... READ MORE
Atmospheric observations from all directions The ICOS Atmosphere station Weybourne is located in the idyllic town of Weybourne on the North Norfolk coast in the United Kingdom. This picturesque, cosy little town sits right next to a beautiful long coastline... READ MORE
The station above the clouds At an altitude of 2373 meters above sea level, overlooking a soft bed of fluffy clouds, the Izana observatory feels like a parallel world. Next to the peak of the mountain Teide, it is an extreme outpost for measuring greenhouse gases in a unique environment...READ MORE
Greenhouse gas data from the heart of the Thuringian Basin. Thud. Thwack. Thwack. This is the sound that the 1-meter, heavy sunflowers make when they hit the side of the car as we make our way through the narrow path towards the middle of the sunflower field... READ MORE
The only ICOS tall tower in the Iberian Peninsula 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... READ MORE
Detecting CO2 in the midst of the deep blue sea Right in the center of the Gulf of Trieste, the yellow Paloma station buoy rises 9 meters high, encompassed by miles of deep blue sea and eternal azure skies...READ MORE
PHOTO GALLERY
Check out the new photos from our stations in Lampedusa, Italy.
Check out the new photos from our Gebesee station in Germany.
Check out all the #ExploreICOS photos in our extensive gallery.
#EXPLOREICOS MAP
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ALL STATIONS EXPLORED - THE ARCHIVE
OCEAN STATION: Thornton buoy
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Lanžhot
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Zackenberg Fen, Greenland
ATMOSPHERE STATION: Pallas
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Kenttärova
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Berlin-Rothenburgstrasse
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Fendt
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Gebesee
ATMOSPHERE & ECOSYSTEM STATION: Svartberget
ATMOSPHERE STATION: Jungfraujoch
ECOSYSTEM STATION: Auchencorth
ATMOSPHERE STATION: Weybourne