Welcome to ICOS

A new research infrastructure to decipher the greenhouse gas balance of Europe and adjacent regions

Coordination:

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

Contact:

– project Administrator

ICOS National Focal Points:

	Reinhart Ceulemans, UA		Alex Vermeulen, ECN
	Michal Marek, ISBE		Truls Johannessen, IUB
	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

Mission statement

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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