The ICOS United Kingdom network, ICOS UK, consists of five stations, of which two are Ocean stations, two are Atmosphere stations and one is an Ecosystem station. ICOS UK also co-coordinates the Ocean Thematic Centre of ICOS.
With its atmosphere stations, ICOS UK is able to determine the entire greenhouse gas budget of the UK and to quantify the impact of urban landscapes on this budget. ICOS UK measures in the major ecosystem types that have a significant impact on natural and human-caused greenhouse gas cycling: forests, peatlands and grasslands. The Auchencorth Moss station is part of a sensitive peatland ecosystem in central southern Scotland and it is valuable monitoring location for indicating environmental change.
ICOS UK is formed by seven institutes: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Bristol University, University of Exeter and University of East Anglia.
UK Station Network
ICOS UK stations in the map. Hover over the stations and the ship lines for more details.
Contact ICOS UK
ICOS UK Project Officer
Jessica Thorn, BSc, MSc
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
ICOS UK Focal Point
Andrew Watson, Professor
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
contact-uk (at) lists.icos-ri.eu