ICOS Integrated Carbon Observation System

Utrustning/facilitet: Coordination office

  • Plats

    Finland

Utrustningsinformation

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ICOS is an infrastructure for coordinated, integrated, long-term high quality observational data of the greenhouse balance of Europe and of adjacent key regions of Siberia and Africa. Consisting of a centre for coordination, calibration and data handling in conjunction with networks of atmospheric and ecosystem observations, ICOS is designed to create the scientific backbone for a better understanding and quantification of greenhouse gas sources and sinks and their feedback with climate change.

Forskningsinfrastrukturens typ

  • !!Equipment

Vetenskapsgrenar

  • 1172 Miljövetenskap
  • 1171 Geovetenskaper
  • 4112 Skogsvetenskap

ESFRI tematiska områden

  • !!Environmental Sciences