Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) Ghent University
The ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) research infrastructure studies long-term (> 20 years) changes in greenhouse gas balances of terrestrial and marine ecosystems through a network of 140 monitoring stations across Europe and some far beyond. In addition to greenhouse gases, ICOS measures a number of other variables that are useful for relating changes (trends and anomalies) in greenhouse gas balances to climate change (including climate extremes) such as pollution, changing land use or policies. ICOS data are also of great value for validating satellite and satellite ...