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| Titel |
ICOS Atmospheric Thematic Center |
| VerfasserIn |
Leonard Rivier, Lynn Hazan, Jérome Tarniewicz, Olivier Laurent, Camille Yver, Tuomas Laurila, Jean-Daniel Paris, Michel Ramonet, Philippe Ciais |
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EGU General Assembly 2014
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 16 (2014) |
| Datensatznummer |
250100019
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2014-15890.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| ICOS is a recently-launched, world-class research infrastructure dedicated to the monitoring
and improved understanding of carbon sources and sinks. It consists of complementary,
harmonized networks of long-term ecosystem monitoring stations focusing on Europe and
adjacent regions. The ICOS networks will comprise about 40 operational atmospheric
stations (measuring atmospheric composition in greenhouse gases and other core
parameters), 30 ecosystem stations (measuring fluxes from ecosystems) and about 10 oceanic
measurement platforms.
The networks will be coordinated through a set of central facilities: three Thematic
centres respectively for atmospheric, ecosystem and ocean data, and a Central analytical lab.
The mission of the thematic centres are to process, validate and distribute data to end-users.
ICOS will also set up a Carbon portal dedicated to easy discovery of and access to data and
elaborated products such as flux maps by end users.The Atmospheric Thematic Center (ATC)
has three main functions:
Operate the atmospheric data processing chains, going from data transmission from
stations to the routine delivery of quality checked data-stream
Carry out regular measurement technology survey, analysis and enable development of
new sensors and their testing
Monitor the network and propose spare instruments, training, and technical assistance. |
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