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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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Dry vegetation in Greece

The summer of 2018 saw the most severe summertime drought recorded in Europe during the past two decades. The extreme drought was monitored by the ICOS network, for example, with ecosystem observations. This data was used in a recently published research paper, co-authored by several ICOS…

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Switzerland seeks parliamentary permission to change its status from ICOS Observer to Member. The country has been part of ICOS since the very beginning, since ICOS’s establishment in 2015. Until now, Switzerland’s legislation has made it challenging for it to be a member of European…

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Picture of a wetland in Greenland

Over 100 ICOS scientists from 73 stations around Europe worked together to create a new large dataset that has now been added to ICOS Carbon Portal. The “Warm Winter 2020” continues the previous flux datasets and provides new opportunities for climate research. Several analyses are already…

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HE Agnès Cukierman, Ambassador of France to Finland discusses climate research with Academy Professor Timo Vesala of University of Helsinki and ICOS Finland. On the left, Antti Uotila, Director of the Hyytiälä forestry field station.

At the invitation of Her Excellency Agnès Cukierman, Ambassador of France to Finland, a delegation of 14 Ambassadors of European countries got a first-hand view on top climate science and the science collaboration on the field, while visiting a forestry research station at Hyytiälä in the middle…

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ICOS Science conference abstract submission has been extended

It is our pleasure to announce that the Science Conference abstract submission deadline has been extended until the 25th of April, 2022!

When submitting your abstract you need to choose which session the conference presentation is intended for. The full list of sessions can be viewed on…

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one week left to submit your abstract

Only one week left to submit you abstract for the 5th ICOS Science Conference! This year, the event will be simultaneously held in person in Utrecht, NL and online on 13th-15th September, 2022. 

The abstract submission deadline is Monday 11th April, 2022 at 11.00 am CEST.

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Picture of a tree in a green landscape with the text We're hiring on top

We are organizing an ICOS Science conference in September 2022 in hybrid format: in Utrecht, Netherlands, and online. Mainly related to conference preparations, ICOS is now looking for a Summer Trainee for summer 2022. You will be located in the Head Office in Helsinki, and report to the Head of…

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Image of ICOS new people Laurent and Maria smiling in front of a tree

ICOS gained two new employees to the communications team in March. The two new people, Laurent and Maria, have diverse backgrounds in visual storytelling, content creation and project management. They will be replacing Magdalena Brus and Mari Keski-Nisula, who have decided to seek new…

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ICOS Handbook 2022 cover page

The revised edition of the ICOS Handbook is now available.

The ICOS Handbook helps to understand how we operate; how is ICOS organised, what and how do we measure and what is the role of the Thematic Centres and National Networks. The Handbook also describes the technical specifications…

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