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| Title | Integrated Carbon Observation System |
| Grant Agreement Number | 211574 |
| Funding Programmes | FP7 |
| Dates | 01/04/2008 - 31/03/2013 |
| Project URL | http://www.icos-infrastructure.eu |
| Scientific Domain |
Environmental Sciences |
| Action Line | Preparatory phase |
| Type Of Project | CP-CSA-INFRA |
| Abstract | The ICOS project will build an infrastructure for co-ordinated, 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 co-ordination, calibration and data 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. The overarching objectives of ICOS are: - To provide the long-term observations required to improve understanding of the present state and future behaviour of the global carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions, and the factors that control the changing atmospheric composition in greenhouse gases. - 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 at atmospheric and ecosystem level. These objectives will be achieved by: Establishing a central facility, the ICOS-centre, which is responsible for co-ordination, calibration and data handling. |
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Partners
(Organisation name and Country) |
LUNDS UNIVERSITET, Sweden CENTRUM VYZKUMU GLOBALNI ZMENY AV CR VVI, Czech Republic RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG, Germany THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, United Kingdom Technical University of Denmark, Denmark WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, Israel UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN, Belgium VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG, Netherlands EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH, Switzerland HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO, Finland UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA, Italy SJ BERWIN LLP, United Kingdom FUNDACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRANEO, Spain UNI RESEARCH AS, Norway JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION, European Union |
