Prosjektdetaljer
Status: Pågående
Prosjektperiode: 2025–2027
Oppdragsgiver: NILU (125008), Norges forskningsråd (350341)
Ansvarlig institusjon: Klimasystemer og klimatjenester
Samarbeidspartnere: Atmosfære og klima, CICERO Senter for klimaforskning, Måle- og instrumentteknologi, Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi, Norsk institutt for vannforskning STI (NIVA), Universitetet i Bergen
In ICOS-3 we will 1) maintain and expand a substantial observational network for greenhouse gases (GHG), and their fluxes, covering Norwegian atmosphere, land ecosystems, and oceans, as part of the pan-European research infrastructure Integrated Carbon Observing System (ICOS); 2) establish a model to estimate Norwegian GHG emissions at local level, including timeseries of consumption based emissions; 3) operate a state-of-the art atmospheric inversion modelling system that integrates observations with transport modelling to provide independent estimates of GHG emissions in Europe with high spatial resolution; 4) host the Ocean Thematic Centre (OTC), one of the central facilities of ICOS ERIC, which provides coordination of the marine ICOS observing network in Europe through technical support and data management. For simplicity we refer to points 1-3 as ICOS-Norway, the Norwegian node of ICOS ERIC. ICOS-Norway covers the major fluxes of GHG within Norwegian territories and surrounding oceans, which underpin national mitigation policies, and support monitoring of future international agreements and targets set to curb carbon emissions. ICOS-Norway also ensures the Norwegian research community is prepared for the influx of data from the Copernicus CO2M satellites. ICOS-Norway data have large additional value beyond this, including monitoring ocean acidification, forestry management and inventories, and as calibration and validation for satellite data. The OTC, hosted by Norway in collaboration with the UK, is one of the central facilities of ICOS ERIC, without which the European network cannot operate. It provides comprehensive coordination of the marine ICOS observing network through technical support for observations and data management. OTC also support stations in reaching and maintaining the quality standards of CO2 measurements in marine ICOS. In addition, OTC has a leadership role in the ocean carbon community in Europe and internationally.