The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F22%3A00557836" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/22:00557836 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-19-0364.1/BAMS-D-19-0364.1.xml" target="_blank" >https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-19-0364.1/BAMS-D-19-0364.1.xml</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0364.1" target="_blank" >10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0364.1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe
Original language description
Since 1750, land-use change and fossil fuel combustion has led to a 46% increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, causing global warming with substantial societal consequences. The Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature increases to well below 2 degrees C above preindustrial levels. Increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GH6s), such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), in the atmosphere are the primary cause of climate change. Approximately half of the carbon emissions to the atmosphere are sequestered by ocean and land sinks, leading to ocean acidification but also slowing the rate of global warming. However, there are significant uncertainties in the future global warming scenarios due to uncertainties in the size, nature, and stability of these sinks. Quantifying and monitoring the size and timing of natural sinks and the impact of climate change on ecosystems are important information to guide policy-makers' decisions and strategies on reductions in emissions. Continuous, long-term observations are required to quantify GHG emissions, sinks, and their impacts on Earth systems. The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) was designed as the European in situ observation and information system to support science and society in their efforts to mitigate climate change. It provides standardized and open data currently from over 140 measurement stations across 12 European countries. The stations observe GHG concentrations in the atmosphere and carbon and GHG fluxes between the atmosphere, land surface, and the oceans. This article describes how ICOS fulfills its mission to harmonize these observations, ensure the related long-term financial commitments, provide easy access to well-documented and reproducible high-quality data and related protocols and tools for scientific studies, and deliver information and GHG-related products to stakeholders in society and policy.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10510 - Climatic research
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
ISSN
0003-0007
e-ISSN
1520-0477
Volume of the periodical
103
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
53
Pages from-to
"E855"-"E872"
UT code for WoS article
000796851500002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85119510369