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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…

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ICOS Science Conference 2022 programme published

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…

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The number of downloaded datasets from the ICOS Carbon Portal has increased by almost 66% in 2020-2021.

The ICOS Carbon Portal is the one-stop shop for high-quality, verified, long-term, standardised datasets on greenhouse gas observations in Europe. It also provides a vast range of…

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ICOS and other ecosystem research infrastructures form a global network, called GERI, Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure. It has now published its scientific rationale outlining how its federation of capabilities will, for the first time in history, allow scientists to tackle new…

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ICOS General Assembly, the governing and decision-making body of ICOS met in Prague 17–18th May, 2022. In this meeting, the GA, composed of representatives of the Member and Observer countries of ICOS, selected Christian Plass-Dülmer as the new Chair, certified stations, and approved reports.…

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A recent international study led by ICOS scientists highlights the importance of human behaviour in the efforts to cut down CO2 emissions.  COVID-19 lockdown measures decreased emissions in European cities by 5% to 87% depending on the area. In four cities, emissions remained surprisingly…

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ICOS Science Conference 2022 registration open now

It is our pleasure to announce that the registration for ICOS Science Conference 2022 is now open! The conference is fully hybrid, and takes place 13-15 September at Tivoli, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and online.  

There are two options for participation - in person and remotely. In…

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Picture of the Lanzhot station in a green forest

After passing a rigorous quality assurance process, 13 new measurement stations across Europe have received the status of an ICOS labelled station. The newly certified stations, representing all three ICOS domains, are located in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and…

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atmosphere innovation workshop

What’s new in the world of atmospheric measurement? The Innovation in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques workshop discusses the latest discoveries in atmospheric sciences. Join in! 

The online workshop takes place online on the 2nd of June with abstract submission open…

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Picture of the Davos station from above

It was a bitterly cold day in January when a film team from ETH Zurich visited the ICOS measuring station in Davos. Their short film shows the station, but also the people who work there on the ground, within the forest canopy, and on the 35- metre measuring tower. CO2 flux measurements in Davos…

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