To tackle climate change effectively, we need solid science, reliable data, and a deep understanding of the forces behind climate change. ICOS delivers standardised, high-quality, long-term greenhouse gas measurements to explore the complexities of the carbon cycle. Learn more⬇️

🌲The 8th ICOS Summer School concluded successfully in May this year!. Find out how the students combined a fortnight of lectures, practical exercises and presentations with rowing and relaxing in Finnish nature🚣‍♂️. Read the story:

ICOS has reached the milestone of more than 500,000 data downloads in 2024. 🎉 The positive trend has continued through the first six months of 2025. ICOS data is used in all but six countries in the world. 🌍. 👉 Read the full story: #ICOS10

How does a van help secure high-quality atmospheric data? 🚐🔬 The ICOS Atmosphere Thematic Centre (ATC) includes a Mobile Calibration Lab, hosted by FMI, that supports Atmosphere stations in calibration and validation. Watch the full #ExploreICOS video:

Sindu Raj Parampil presenting the ICOS Research Infrastructure at our booth at #LPS25. As an established network of stations which contributes to European and international initiatives and projects, ICOS is a key component of European in situ greenhouse gas measurements.

Bert Gielen from the ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre presenting new parameters being piloted at Ecosystem sites at #LPS25. New parameters like LST and fAPAR are part of efforts from the #NUBICOS project to develop cal/val products for new users in the remote sensing community🛰️

It's the last day of #LPS25! Sindu Raj Parampil delivers today's final lunch talk from the ICOS booth. Sindu will be presenting ICOS as the European pillar of in situ greenhouse gas measurements. 📍 Where: ICOS booth (level 1, W35).🕐 When: 13:10-13:40

ICOS stations in Europe have detected the presence of smoke plumes from the North American wildfires, indicated by a sharp increase in carbon monoxide (CO). Photosynthesis appears to have helped reduce some negative impacts of fires. Learn more 👉

Bert Gielen at the ICOS booth presenting new parameters being installed at ICOS Ecosystem sites for cal/val purposes. Parameters include Leaf Area Index (LAI), and fAPAR and Land Surface Temperature (LST) as part of the #NUBICOS project. #LPS25

Happy Thursday from #LPS25! For today's lunch talk at the ICOS booth, Bert Gielen will present the use of the ICOS Ecosystem in situ observations as a benchmark for land product validation. 📍 Where: ICOS booth (level 1, W35).🕐 When: 13:10-13:40

Mahesh Kumar Sha at the ICOS booth, discussing how combining in-situ and remote sensing measurements can provide a clearer picture of greenhouse gas emissions. #LPS25

We're at the midway point of #LPS25! Come to the ICOS booth to see Mahesh Kumar Sha discuss the use of in-situ data for satellite validation. 📍 Where: ICOS booth (level 1, W35).🕐 When: 13:10-13:40

Hannakaisa Lindqvist (@meteorologit) presenting synergies between in situ and remote sensing observations in the Artic boreal region at the ICOS booth! . Some presented use cases include innovative AirCore drone flights and calibrating satellite-data-driven models. #LPS25

It's day 2 here at #LPS25! Today's lunch talk sees Hannakaisa Lindqvist (@meteorologit) giving a presentation on the Arctic and boreal carbon cycle: Added value of complementary in-situ and satellite observations. 📍 Where: ICOS booth (level 1, W35).🕐 When: 13:10-13:40

Yasjka Meijer (CO2M Mission Scientist at ESA) speaking at the ICOS booth. Yasjka’s presentation highlights the important role of in situ greenhouse gas measurements for the CO2M mission. #LPS25

For the first ICOS lunch talk of the week at #LPS25, Yasjka Meijer will present the importance of in situ greenhouse gas observations in the light of the upcoming CO2M mission. 📍 Where: ICOS booth (level 1, W35).🕐 When: 13:00-13:30

📅Greetings from Vienna! The ICOS booth at #LPS25 opens tomorrow, along with our lunch talks programme. Throughout the week, the lunch talk speakers will present research and initiatives that link remote sensing to in situ observations. Find out more:

“It’s like at the end of a movie, when you see the credits of all the people who contributed to the final result.” Konstantinos Politakos, manager of two stations in Greece, shares why data citations matter to ICOS stations. 👉 Learn to #CiteYourData:

From quantifying ghg emissions of the Nord Stream pipeline leak to measuring the reduction in CO₂ emissions during COVID-19 lockdowns, ICOS has enabled scientists to respond rapidly with high-quality, near-real-time observations. ➡️ Read more: . #ICOS10

🛰️Attending #LPS25 next week? Come to our lunch talks at the ICOS booth! . On each day of the conference, the lunch talk speakers will present research and initiatives that link remote sensing to in situ observations. Check out the full programme:

Today at #UNOC3, ICOS was invited to speak at the launch event of the high-level 10 000 Ships For The Ocean initiative. ICOS spoke on the scientific priorities for scaling up ocean carbon observations and will be pleased to share expertise on standardisation & data going forward.