Coordination: Philippe Ciais, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement. Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, France

Contact: Cecilia Garrec – project Administrator

ICOS National Focal Points: Reinhart Ceulemans, UA Alex Vermeulen, ECN Michal Marek, ISBE Truls Johannessen, BCCR Kim Pilegaard, RISOE Janusz Olejnik, PULS Timo Vesala, UHEL Joao S. Pereira, ISA Leonard Rivier,CEA/CNRS/UVSQ Maria José Sanz, CEAM Martin Heimann, MPI Anders Lindroth, ULUND Frank McGovern, EPA Nina Buchmann, ETH Zurich Riccardo Valentini, UNITUS John Grace, UEDIN

To provide the long-term observations required to understand the present state and predict future behavior of the global carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions.

To monitor and assess the effectiveness of carbon sequestration and/or greenhouse gases emission reduction activities on global atmospheric composition levels, including attribution of sources and sinks by region and sector.
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