The ocean observations by the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS)

The INTEGRATED CARBON OBSERVATION SYSTEM, ICOS, is a European-wide research infrastructure observing greenhouse gasea and the carbon cycle. ICOS produces standardised data on greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, as well as on carbon fluxes between the atmosphere, the ecosystems and oceans. This information is essential for predicting and mitigating climate change. Observations of pCO2 in the surface ocean as provided by the ICOS Ocean network are pivotal for calculating the fluxes between oceans and the atmosphere. The presentation introduces to ICOS in general, it's Ocean network and future development based on new technologies currently developed in EU funded projects such as GEORGE and TRICUSO.