Try out climate programming at Digital@Idag temadag den 2 oktober 2020
The Science Center Vattenhallen has together with the association Swedish Science Centers and researchers from Lund University and ICOS Carbon Portal, created programming exercises with a focus on the climate!
You are welcome to try the activities yourself which were presented at the Digital @ Today theme day on October 2, 2020.
more information
Drought 2018 effects / Extremtorkan 2018 slog hårdare än befarat mot grödor, skogar och myrar
ICOS, the Integrated Carbon Observation System, has enabled a set of studies showing how nature and crops in Europe respond to extremely dry conditions, such as occurred in the last three summers, 2018-2020. The results published today in Philosophical Transactions B show, for example, that in 2018 the vegetation’s carbon sink function decreased by 18 percent, and crops produced the lowest yields in decades. The results are significant since such extreme droughts will likely happen much more frequently in the future.
Nature Communications publicationJärveoja et al.: Bimodal diel pattern in peatland ecosystem respiration rebuts uniform temperature response
2020-09-07
ICOS Science Conference
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic, the 4th ICOS Science Conference will be organised virtually. The conference runs from Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th of September, 2020. The overall, overarching theme of the conference is "Knowledge for shaping the future – understanding the Earth's biogeochemical processes”.
more information, program and registration link
covid-19 consequencesICOS RI information about possible covid-19 consequences for atmospheric greenhouse gases
2020-05-12
New study with contributions from ICOS Sweden scientists at Lund University, LU, and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, was published in Nature Climate Change.
In a future warmer climate, evaporation from the northern hemisphere's wetlands will increase significantly more than previously known.
Read the full news release at the LU startpage or access the full original paper.
Helbig, M., Waddington, J.M., Alekseychik, P. et al. Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0763-7
24-25 October 20192nd Nordic ICOS Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019-02-01Well managed forests can limit climate change
Check out the
CEC News
about actual and future measurements at
Norunda.
2018-12-04 More ICOS stations labeled
The Integrated Carbon Observation System, ICOS, announces that Norunda and additional 14 greenhouse gas measurement stations have been
certified for standardized data production.
Read the full press release
here.
ICOS Sweden labelled
ICOS Sweden stations Hyltemossa, Svartberget and Norunda for atmospheric measurements, as well as
the ecosystem station of Hyltemossa, were labelled ICOS stations on 31st of May.
ICOS Science Conference
The ICOS Science Conference, 11-13 September 2018 in Prague Czech Republic, is still open to registrations.
The conference theme is greenhouse gases and biogeochemical cycles.
Airborne measurements by CoMet
The aircraft Halo from DLR Oberpfaffenhofen have been measuring methane and CO2 conducting
airborne measurements over several ICOS RI sites as part of the CoMeT campaign.
ICOS RINGO looking into new possibilities
RINGO, 'Readiness of ICOS for Necessities of Integrated Global Observations' is a 4-year H2020 project.
RINGO has 43 partners in 19 countries and consists of 5 work packages with specific emphasis on the further
development of the readiness of ICOS Research Infrastructure (ICOS RI) to foster its sustainability.
Östergarnsholm installing ceilometer
The ocean station in Östergarnsholm is no exception, where a ceilometer will be installed this summer.
The ceilometer functions using the LIDAR principle where short laser pulses are sent out vertically and the
time of the returned reflections are measured.
ICOScapes to Svartberget
ICOScapes is visiting Svartberget for a photo and filming session in June.
ICOScapes is a documentation tour made by wildlife photographer Konsta Punkka,
who is visiting one ICOS station in each country. You can follow the work on the
web, Instagram and YouTube.
ICOS Sweden also
...will be in collaboration with Climate-KIC in July, when the summerschool "The Journey" will visit our site in Hyltemossa,
as well as have a lecture by ICOS Carbon Portal. Climate-KIC is an EU initiative for innovation for climate action
...had a booth at the Science Festival in Gothenburg in April. Personnel from Lanna station and the coordination office
represented ICOS Swedenwith experiments, posters and meeting the interested public.
...is preparing for the clear cut at ICOS station Norunda, now decided to start in 2021-2022. Read more about Norunda
at icos-sweden.se
...keeps the stations open for researchers who wants to use them. Contact the PI at your selected station. Read more about
all stations at www.icos-sweden.se
The week after midsummer celebration when many may start to think about summer vacations it has become a tradition
for ICOS personel for the Östergarnsholm station, located on a small island in the Baltic Sea, to visit the site
for maintenence and field work. This year apart from the usual calibration and cleaning of instruments an exciting new
addition to the instrumental setup includes installment of a ceilometer measuring backscatter from the hydrometeors.
The ceilometer functions using the LIDAR principle where short laser pulses are sent out vertically
and the time of the returned reflections are measured. The amplitude of the reflected light, the backscatter signal
caused by haze, fog, mist, precipitation and clouds is measured as the laser pulses traverse the sky. The resulting
backscatter profile, i.e. signal strength versus time is stored and processed to determine the height of cloud bases.
During fall and spring the ceilometer has been tested in Uppsala. With low power consumption and very few
interruptions due to power breaks and maintenence it was found to be a good candidate for collection of nearly
continous data on the remote island Östergarnsholm.
The example figure from 14th of June 2018 shows the measured backscatter on a relative scale from 0 to 100%
and the lowest two detected cloud bases is marked with black and red symbols. Clouds up to 7600 m can be detected
with the instrument. One or two cloud layers below 3000 m was detected on this day up until 8 pm. In the afternoon
and evening also elevated clouds above 4000 m was identified. Some measurement noise in day-time above 3000 m is
also observed which can lead to scattered and possibly false detections of clouds, temporarily.
Example figure of ceilometer backscatter signal and lowest two detected cloud layers marked
with black and red symbols from June 14, 2018.
Figure of the ceilometer at the roof of Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University,
during tests of the automatic heater system in heavy snowfall on December 12, 2017.
2018-06-04 ICOS stations labeled
10 more stations, including 3 ICOS Sweden atmospheric sites and 1 ICOS Sweden ecosystem site have been certified
for standardized data production, i.e., they got the official "ICOS label"
2018-05-04 IG3IS/TRANSCOM workshop in Lund, 17-20 September 2018
The workshop is sponsored by WMO GAW and ICOS, it is dedicated to the use of
atmospheric measurements to improve the quantification and understanding of
greenhouse gas fluxes.
2018-04-19 Besök ICOS Sweden på vetenskapsfestivalen i Göteborg!
Idag ser vi dramatiska förändringar i klimatet, där många har drivits
på av mänsklig påverkan. För att förstå och förutsäga
dessa förändringar finns det ett flertal mätstationer och större nätverk
som utför långvariga mätningar. Men vad är det som stationerna mäter och
varför är det viktigt?
Fredag 20 april 2018 finns vi i Nordstan, workshoparena från kl. 10-19.
Lördag 21 april 2018 finns vi på samma plats från kl. 10-18.
2018-02-19 Nordic ENVRI report on recommendations for future work in Nordic research infrastructures
The Research Infrastructure Network for Nordic Atmospheric and Earth System Science (ENVRI)
is a network project between research infrastructures (RIs) situated in Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden. It has been funded by NordForsk in order to build, enhance and strengthen
Nordic RI collaboration, strengthen the Nordic participation and positions in international
RI projects and to improve communication with Nordic and national agencies and ministries.
The core RIs have been ICOS, ACTRIS, AnaEE and SIOS.
Nordic ENVRI has recently published a report which identifies several thematic areas recommended
to be further developed in the future. These areas involve arctic research, enhanced collaboration
between terrestrial ecosystem infrastructures, biosphere-atmosphere exchange processes and aquatic
systems. ICOS was recognized in the report to be one of the main RIs performing measurements needed
to assess the greenhouse gas fluxes and used as a concrete example of collaboration and co-location
benefits between different RIs, together with ACTRIS.
2017-12-05 How does the emission of airborne particles affect the climate?
Recently two projects have received grants to investigate how the reactive
hydrocarbons and released from Swedish spruce forests and atmospheric particles
affect our climate. The first project is a grant from
FORMAS
given to
Professor Janne Rinne
who will do measurements at ICOS Sweden sites Hyltemossa and Norunda,
whilst the second grant is given to
ACTRIS
to install measurement equipment in a
30 meter tower at the ICOS Sweden site Hyltemossa.
How do reactive hydrocarbons released from a spruce forest affect the climate?
Photographer: Ylva van Meeningen.
2017-11-27
Mercury in lakes and rivers could soon be a thing of the past
A recently published
article
on measured fluxes of mercury gas from the mire at the ICOS Sweden site
Degerö
showed twice as high outflow of mercury than inflow from rainwater.
This would mean that the stored mercury within the mire is estimated
to have disappeared within decades instead of centuries, leading to
that the previous and seemingly hopeless situation regarding high
mercury levels in inland lakes could be possible to control.
Left and middle: Photographs from Degerö mire. Photographer: Jenny-Svennår-Gillner.
Right: Pike in a lake in Dalarana. Photographer: Anders Asp, SLU.
2017-11-24 First ICOS stations have been certified
After more than five year since the ICOS network started building the
extensive network of the approximately 140 current stations, the first
seven stations have now met the high standards of a certified ICOS
measurement station. The stations receiving the first certificates
are located in Belgium, France, Finland, Italy and Germany. The rest of
the stations are following behind and the aim is to have all ICOS stations
standardized by the end of 2019.
2017-10-20 Saharan dust and wildfire smoke from southern Europe darkened
the skies and turned the sun red in Sweden
On Tuesday morning 17th of October unusual weather phenomena
could be seen in Sweden, with a much darker sky over Stockholm and a
subdued reddish orange sun in many parts of southern Sweden. Several
reports state a similar reddish sun was also observed in the Netherlands,
northern Germany and Finland, whilst it was seen over Great Britain the
day before. These phenomena were caused by a combination of Saharan dust
and smoke particles from the severe wildfires in Spain and Portugal, which
have been brought up with air masses influenced by large weather patterns
over central Europe and the Atlantic in connection to storm Ophelia. SMHI
states it is likely that the observed weather phenomena in Sweden are caused
by this event as well, while a passing thunderstorm additionally underlined
the apocalyptic impression in the Stockholm area.
Although
ICOS Sweden
is not conducting any aerosol measurements, data from
Hyltemossa
showed a peak of carbon monoxide (CO) early in the day on the
17th of October. This peak is likely correlated to the increased
levels of smoke, even though the measurements cannot distinguish which source
the detected CO originates from.
CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) aerosol particle
forecast on Tuesday 17th between 00:00 and 06:00.
Actual satellite observations of aerosol concentrations from
OMI/AURA via FMI/KNMI/NASA/NSO on Tuesday 17th.
Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration measured at ICOS Sweden station
Hyltemossa on 16th and 17th of October, at the
heights of 30, 70 and 150 m. The picture shows the red sun which was
visible over Lund (photo: Tobias Biermann).
2017-10-20 First ICOS Sweden Newsletter
In order to highlight the scientific and outreach activities within ICOS Sweden,
we have started a newsletter which will be sent out approximately 4 times per year.
Content of the October 2017 newsletter:
First Nordic ICOS symposium 29-31 August, 2017
Kick-off meeting for Integral 4-7 september in Warnemunde
3rd ICOS Science Conference, September 2018
ICOS ATC Mobile Lab visits Hyltemossa
ACTRIS moves from Vavihill to Hyltemossa in October
Field course in Ecosystem hydrology at Hyltemossa
Article about long-term monitoring of mires at Degerö ecosystem station
What research is going on at the stations? - NordSpec
2017-04-24 First Nordic ICOS Symposium 29-31 August, 2017
The Nordic ICOS Symposium is meant to take place every second year alternating with the
ICOS Science Conference.
The focus of the symposium is on the Nordic ICOS stations and the use of results from
these stations. All researchers working with the Nordic stations and data from them
are invited to give presentations (oral or poster).
The Symposium will take place August 29-31 2017 at Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen.
2017-04-20 PhD position in Meteorology at Uppsala University
The purpose of the project is to investigate the air-sea exchange of energy, water
vapor and carbon (mainly carbon dioxide but also methane) and the processes influencing
this exchange. There is presently knowledge lacking on these processes and the methods
to introduce them into climate models. The project aims at using existing and new data
on air-sea exchange processes, and also to evaluate the variations (horizontal and vertical)
of carbon dioxide concentration in the surface water as well as other parameters as
mixing depth and stratification. The project is linked to the
ICOS-station Östergarnsholm
and the BONUS project INTEGRAL
(Integrated carboN and TracEGas monitoRing for the bALtic sea).
You are welcome to submit your application no later than 2017-06-30.
2017-04-10 Is the Swedish Forest a carbon sink or source?
On March 22, 2017 this seminar took place at SLU in Umeå.
Its webcast is now available on
youtube.
Understanding what determines the size of forestry C stocks and their
components, and the processes and controls on the exchanges of carbon
dioxide (CO2) in forests, is critical in assisting the
forestry sector to contribute to reducing anthropogenic climate change.
The objective of this seminar is to provide that understanding by summarizing
key information on stocks and fluxes in Sweden′s forests and how these are affected
by changes as tree stands grow, and by forest management decisions and forestry
operations. The seminar also aims to highlight evidence gaps and limitations in
the available information and consequent future research needs and directions.
The program in short (time into the webcast):
00:01 Short introduction and opening of the seminar - Tomas Lundmark, SLU
00:04 Carbon balance and its compartmental fluxes - John Marshall, SLU
00:36 Carbon balance at the stand scale and the role of silviculture - Anders Lindroth, Lund university
01:13 Flakaliden- carbon sink to carbon source - David Hadden, SLU
01:35 Carbon balance at the landscape scale - Matthias Peichl, SLU
01:58 Carbon balance at the regional and national scale - Hans Petersson/Mattias Lundblad, SLU
02:33 Panel discussion
2017-01-31 Air pollution from Europe clearly visible in ICOS measurements across Sweden
It was reported
(SVT)
on Sunday and Monday about very bad air quality in Stockholm. On Sunday, the air pollution at
some spots was worse than in Beijing, a city well known for its polluted air.
The increase was first thought to be due to winter tires, dirty roads and breaks,
but measurements showed that there was a body of polluted air from Europe that was
the main reason. This is clearly visible at the ICOS measurement sites as well,
not only around Stockholm but from south to north. The peaks on carbon monoxide
(CO) at the ICOS Sweden three stations Hyltemossa (SE-Htm, northern Scania), Norunda
(SE-Nor, Uppland) and Svartberget (SE-Svb, Västerbotten County) are clearly connected
to wind direction and origin of the air masses as the analysis of
backward trajectories
shows. Longer period with air masses from the south at Hyltemossa led to a longer period
with high concentration of CO (28-29 January) in the south compared to more northerly
regions. There, only short periods of southerly winds led to sharp peaks.
Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration measured at ICOS Sweden stations
from 21 to 31 January 2017, at 100 m height.
Click to enlarge.
2016-08-17 The ICOS tower in Hyltemossa got company of an ACTRIS tower as
cooperation is established on measurements
https://t.co/LVCkM43Ond
2016-06-02 ICOS presented future plans at the Observing the Horizon event in Helsinki
As part of his official visit to Finland this week, the European Commission Director-General of the
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Robert-Jan Smits met on Wednesday, 25. May 2016 with
the ICOS representatives at hotel Torni in Helsinki.
Helsinki based ICOS ERIC Head Office has organised this event entitled Observing the Horizon in order
to present ICOS future plans for supporting Paris climate agreement with the emphasis on the necessity
of a science-based carbon observation system that will enable a detailed knowledge base in order to
support and verify future global mitigation and adaptation climate change processes.
During the event ICOS Director General Werner Kutsch has talked about ICOS ambition to further develop
and become the European pillar of a global in-situ carbon and greenhouse gas observations and provide
a repository service for higher integrated knowledge. "ICOS has been designed primarily to observe the
natural background carbon fluxes. However, we already started a development to include also the anthropogenic
carbon emissions, especially in the urban areas and our aim is to develop scientific and technological
readiness during our final implementation later this year ahead of the next UN COP22 meeting in Morocco,"
said ICOS DG Werner Kutsch.
At the moment there are more than 100 ICOS RI stations in 11 member and observer countries. First GHG
measurement stations in the ICOS European network are expected to be labelled and operational in summer
2016. The current challenges of ICOS beyond becoming fully operational is to increase its geographical
coverage and the number of participating countries.
Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, said:
"ICOS has made impressive progress on the way to become fully operational since the Commission granted
it the legal status of European Research Infrastructure six months ago. This is good news, since it will
provide scientific data on carbon emissions and trends that should underpin the necessary mitigation
activities against climate change."
Mr. Smits also emphasized important role that ICOS, as environmental research infrastructure, has in the
context of the COP21 agreement implementation. ICOS is planning to prepare itself strategically for the
future observational demands that will come from UNFCCC and for close cooperation with international
bodies such as WMO, UNEP, IPCC, GCOS, and GEO on a political and practical level. In order to achieve
that, the cooperation with COPERNICUS and European Environmental Agency (EEA) has to be deepened and
further explored.
For oral and/or poster presentations, send an abstract of maximum half a page to
Susanna Olsson
(scientific.coordinator@icos-sweden.se).
The workshop takes place at the Abisko Scientific Research Station
in Abisko, Sweden, including a field visit to the ICOS station Abisko-Stordalen.
Get
here
the flyer with more information (incl. accommodation and how to get there).
2016-04-15 New research engineer in Degerö
Eric Larmanou started as research engineer.
Welcome to ICOS Sweden!
He replaces Jörgen Sagerfors.
Thanks Jörgen for your dedication for ICOS Sweden and all the best for your future!
2015-12-17 PhD student position in Meteorology at Uppsala University
The recently started project "Inland Water Ecosystems in the Global Carbon
Cycle - Towards a Mechanistic Understanding" is focusing the importance of
land-derived organic matter for both aquatic ecosystems and the global carbon
cycle, two of the most prominent advances in aquatic science in recent decades.
The purpose of the PhD project is to focus on the impact of lakes on the
local atmospheric circulation systems as well as the dynamics of gas fluxes
(mainly carbon dioxide and methane) across the air-water interface is systems
of varying scales, ranging from mesocosm experiments to lake scales. We will
focus on factors of importance for the efficiency of the exchange, mainly
using micrometeorological measurements on a tower and unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV), but also meteorological models to study the impact of lakes on
atmospheric circulations.
2015-11-30 Trust but Verify: Towards
a comprehensive global observation, information, and verification system
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 1st December 2015 takes an ICOS-event place
during the Paris Climate Conference COP21. Please find
here the program.
2015-11-29 TV-Report about ICOS Sweden and Norunda
Today SVT (Swedish Television) published a report about ICOS and the ICOS Sweden station Norunda.
Click here to get to the video and article (in Swedish).
2015-11-25 Newspaper Report about ICOS and Norunda
Today a report about ICOS and the ICOS Sweden station Norunda was
published in UNT (Uppsala Nya Tidning).
Click here to get to the article (in Swedish).
2015-11-20 ICOS ERIC establishment a strong EU message towards COP21
On November 20 2015, the ICOS ERIC is officially established in Brussels,
one of twelve large EU research companies. This will enable a comprehensive
approach to map the European greenhouse gases.
- We need a system for surveying the efficiency of our climate initiatives.
ICOS is the answer to that, says Anders Lindroth, professor in Physical Geography
at Lund University and Director of the Swedish contribution to ICOS - ICOS Sweden.
Get here the full press release (in Swedish) of ICOS Sweden.
Get here
some examples (in Swedish) on how data from the ICOS Sweden network can be
used to unravel the European carbon balance.
Den 20 november 2015 etableras ICOS ERIC officiellt i Bryssel, ett av
hittills tolv stora EU-gemensamma forskningsbolag. Därmed tas ett
organiserat samlat grepp för att kartlägga växthusgaserna
i Europa.
- Vi behöver ett övervakningssystem för att granska effektiviteten i
våra klimatinitiativ. ICOS är svaret på det, säger Anders
Lindroth, professor i naturgeografi vid Lunds universitet och föreståndare
för den svenska delen av ICOS.
Här hittar du hela pressmeddelandet från ICOS Sweden.
Feel free to
download here
our newest leaflet about ICOS Sweden!
2015-07-06 UPDATE
3rd ICOS Sweden Workshop 17-18 August 2015
The program is out now!
Get it
here
and find some practical information
here.
The 3rd ICOS Sweden Annual Workshop is focusing on
fresh water and marine water as sinks and sources for atmospheric greenhouse
gases.
The workshop takes place at 17-18 August 2015 in Visby,
Sweden, including a field visit to the measurement station on the island
of Östergarnsholm.
2015-06-25
"Ny europeisk satsning spårar utsläppen av växthusgaser"
A report (in Swedish) on ICOS is published on
www.almedalen.se
(the Almedalen week is an important forum in Swedish politics) and in a special issue of
"Dagens Nyheter"
on 28 June 2015.
2015-05-27 New member of the SAC
The Scientific Advisory Committee of ICOS Sweden got a new member:
Professor John B. Moncrieff from the University of Edinburgh. Welcome!
He replaces Professor David Fowler who was part of the SAC since its installation.
2015-05-22 New research engineer in Abisko-Stordalen
Two weeks ago Per Marklund started as research engineer at our northernmost station.
Welcome to ICOS Sweden!
He replaces Rob Holden who starts as a technician onboard
the ice breaker Oden.
Thanks for your dedication for ICOS Sweden and all the best for your future!
2015-05-01 New research engineer in Östergarnsholm
Marcus Wallin, our research engineer for Östergarnsholm leaves for a six-month paternity leave.
Enjoy!
During this time period Eva Podgrajsek from Uppsala University will fill in. Welcome to ICOS Sweden!
2015-03-26 Measurements in Norunda during the solar eclipse
Although the weather was not on our side, we got a clear signal
in the incoming solar radiation.
2015-03-10 Meeting on the ICOS storage
protocol, 24-25 March 2015, Research Station Hyltemossa
The purpose of the workshop is to gather as much expertise
with storage measurements as possible. The meeting gives
place to discussions on the theoretical background,
measurement systems, and calculation methods resulting
in a discussion on the current version of the ICOS storage
protocol.
2015-03-06 NORA ICOS workshop:
"Gas flux measurements in terrestrial ecosystems - state of the art
and emerging technologies"
University of Gothenburg, May 11-13, 2015
The development of new technologies is a prerequisite for progress
in the research of trace gas emissions from ecosystems. Various robotized
solutions have been developed or are in the making, which are excellent
platforms for implementation of novel spectroscopic instruments. Such
new approaches open new possibilities and applications, particularly in
field experiments. This meeting will bring together front runners in this
field to present current and discuss future developments.
The main focus of this workshop is on N2O, but presentations
of techniques approaching other trace gases are appreciated as well.
We welcome the participation of students as well as researchers with interest in the topic.
2015-01-03 Joint Swedish-Finnish meeting on the ICOS
chamber protocol, Lund, 13 January 2015
The purpose of the meeting is the development of a new design of an
automatic chamber suitable for the use in boreal forest ecosystems and
appropriate for ICOS. The idea with the workshop is to gather as much
expertise as possible in order to make use of the experience with
different chamber designs gained over time by several different
groups in the Nordic region.
Any comment on the websites is more than welcome. We need your feedback to be able to
improve our websites. Thanks!
2014-12-08 Vacancy: Researcher in Biogeosciences at ICOS Carbon Portal
Type of employment: Until further notice
Extent: 100%
Location: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund
First day of employment: 1st of March 2015
Apply as probationary employment
Official Records Number: NPA 2014/721
Job assignment
The ICOS Carbon Portal is looking for a scientist in the field of (inverse)
atmospheric transport models and carbon cycle science. The scientist will
work together with the scientific community, initiates and coordinates the
development of so called elaborated products and develops the services for
the scientific community to make this happen. The elaborated products will
be a community effort that make use of ICOS observations, enriched with
other data streams and models, to establish a comprehensive view on the
fluxes and trends of the greenhouse gases in Europe and the world.
Qualifications
The successful candidate holds a relevant doctorate and has several years
of experience as post-doc or scientist in one or more of the relevant fields.
The successful candidate is communicative, flexible but resolved and has an
open mind-set. Furthermore excellent skills and experience are an advantage
in one or more of the following: scientific programming, handling large volumes
of data, numerical methods (e.g. Bayesian optimization), high resolution
atmospheric transport models (Eulerian and Lagrangian) and terrestrial
ecosystem models.
We offer a full-time fixed position at Lund University in Sweden at excellent
conditions and facilities, a pleasant working environment and an excellent team
of motivated colleagues.
Last Day of Applying: 2015-01-19
For further information please contact:
Alex Vermeulen, Director of the Carbon Portal
+46-46-22-29-298, alex.vermeulen@nateko.lu.se
2014-12-05 3rd ICOS/InGOS Summer School, 20-29 May 2015
The summer school "Challenges in measurements of greenhouse gases and their interpretation" will
be held in Hyytiälä, Finland from 20-29 May 2015. Please download
the flyer for
further information.
Application deadline is 30 January 2015.
2014-11-17 New research engineer for Östergarnsholm
Dr Marcus Wallin started as research engineer for Östergarnsholm.
Get some more information about Marcus
here.
2014-09-17 UPDATE: 1st ICOS Science Conference on Greenhouse
Gases and Biogeochemical Cycles in Brussels, 23-25 September 2014
How much of the fossil fuel emissions can be compensated by terrestrial
ecosystems and oceans? Will these sinks be persistent? Are they influenced
by nutrient availability? Which role do lakes and rivers play in the carbon
cycle? More than 200 researchers will convene in Brussels on 23-25 September
2014 for the first International ICOS Science Conference to answer questions
like these. They will discuss recent scientific results on the exchange and
the concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere.
2014-08-08 UPDATE: 2nd ICOS Sweden Annual Workshop 2-3 September 2014 -
Interactions between carbon and water
cycles in boreal, arctic, and sub-arctic ecosystems
ICOS Sweden is an infrastructure for research on greenhouse gases in
northerly ecosystems. The 2014 workshop focuses on how the carbon and
water cycle interacts in these ecosystems.
Program
The complete program
with all oral presentations is out now.
If you wish to bring a poster, please send an abstract of max half a page to
Maj-Lena.Linderson@nateko.lu.se until August 15, 2014.
Venue
The P-O Bäckström hall at Umeå campus of SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Vindeln for station visits.
Getting there
SLU Umeå is located close to the campus of Umeå University. A map can be found
here.
Address: Skogsmarksgränd, Umeå.
Airport coaches: Take bus number 80 and get off at the bus stop "Universum" and take a short walk to SLU Umeå.
Local bus from Umeå center: Take bus No 2 from the center of the city ("Vasaplan") towards Ersboda handelsområde
and get off at the bus stop "Universum" and take a short walk to SLU Umeå.
Please, contact Lena Jonsson +46(0)70 061540 if you have questions or need help with your transport to SLU.
2014-07-14 Vacancy: Research engineer to ICOS Sweden (100%)
Description
We are looking for a research engineer to the marine ICOS station Östergarnsholm
in the Baltic Sea. The main task of the position will be to participate in
the development and maintenance of the monitoring site. A major part of the
work includes supervision, calibration and maintenance of field equipment and
data handling (transfer, quality check and deliveries). The work includes
daily routines as well as temporary intensive campaigns. There may also be
participation in other, relevant research projects. The station is situated
on the island Östergarnsholm, east of Gotland. The position is based in
Uppsala, but requires regular travelling to Gotland.
Professional requirements
The position requires an academic exam in natural/technical science including
one or several of the subjects micrometeorology, physical geography, environmental
physics and measurements technology focusing biogeochemical, marine chemistry
or oceanography. A Ph.D. within one of these fields of science is desirable
but not required. Experience in micrometeorological methods, automated systems
for biochemical research and field measurements, ability to climb meteorological
towers, experience in working in marine environments and experiences in computing
and data management are also considered an advantage. Collaborative competence
and ability to structure and prioritize working tasks efficiently are important
personal qualifications. The ability to express yourself in speech and writing in
English is also important, and an advantage if in Swedish as well. Driving license
is required. The employment is permanent and full time, but might start with an
probationary period.
Application closes 1 September 2014.
2014-05-12 Östergarnsholm is a new ICOS Sweden measurement station
The Östergarnsholm marine measurement station, located at a small island
slightly east of Gotland, has been accepted as an ICOS Sweden combined
ecosystem and marine measurement station. The station was established in
1995 for long-term monitoring of and research on air-sea interactions
and is equipped with a 30 m high instrumented tower, and buoys in the water
outside the island. Östergarnsholm is run by Anna Rutgersson,
Uppsala University and the University will thus become a new partner of ICOS Sweden.
2013-11-15 Vacancy: Research engineer to ICOS Sweden (100%)
We invite for applications to the open position as a Research Engineer in
the area of micrometeorology and environmental measurements. The position
has its base at the forest research station, located in the Svartberget
Experimental Forest (Lat 64°14´ N, Long 19°14´ E) near
Vindeln, about 70 km northwest of the town Umeå, Sweden.
Duties
The main task of the position will be to participate in the development
and maintenance of the ICOS monitoring sites in the Vindeln area. A major
part of the work includes supervision, calibration and maintenance of
field equipment, on ground and in towers, as well as data handling
(transfer, quality check and deliveries). The work includes daily routines
as well as temporary intensive campaigns. There may also be participation in
other, relevant research projects that are supervised from the research
station. The work is performed in collaboration within the ICOS-team, other
researcher and research groups and with the staff members at the research
station.
Professional requirements
The position requires an academic exam in natural/technical science
including one or several of the subjects micrometeorology, physical
geography, environmental physics and biogeochemical measurement
technology. A Ph.D. within one of these fields of science is desirable but
not required. Experience in micro-meteorological methods, automated
systems for biochemical research and field measurements, ability to work in
meteorological tower up to 150 meter, computing and data management are also
considered an advantage. Collaborative competence and ability to structure
and prioritise working tasks efficiently are important personal qualifications.
The ability to express yourself in speech and writing in English, is also
important, and an advantage if in Swedish as well. Driving license is required.
Application closes 12 December 2013
2013-10-16 Updated information for the 1st ICOS Sweden Workshop 21-22 October 2013
The workshop is focusing on the role of the boreal ecosystems for the
regional carbon cycle. It takes place at Ultuna SLU, Uppsala
and includes a field visit to the measurement station in Norunda.
The complete program with all oral presentations is out now
and can be found here.
2013-08-28 Vacancy: 2 full-time research engineer positions
Job assignments
Lund University invites for applications to two open positions as Research Engineer in the
area of micrometeorology and environmental measurements. Lund University is
hosting a new national research infrastructure for measurement analyses of
greenhouse gases, ICOS Sweden.
ICOS Sweden is part of a pan-European research infrastructure, ICOS RI
that is under construction.
The main task of the position will be to participate in the development and
maintenance of the ICOS Sweden monitoring site in Hyltemossa.
A major part of the work includes supervision, calibration and maintenance of field
equipment and data handling (transfer, quality check and deliveries). The
work includes daily routines as well as participation in temporary intensive
campaigns. The work is performed in collaboration within the ICOS Sweden
team, other researchers and research groups at Lund university and with the staff member
at the research station. The position has its base at the Hyltemossa research
station, located about 5 km south of Perstorp, Skåne (56.10°N, 13.42°E). You will be
one of the two full time personnel located at the station. The Lund University
ICOS Sweden team consists of the personnel at the ICOS Sweden office
(currently 3 persons) and personnel at two field stations (Norunda and
Hyltemossa) but collaboration will take place between the entire
ICOS Sweden team.
Qualifications
The positions require an academic exam in natural/technical science including
one or several of the subjects micrometeorology, physical geography,
environmental physics and biogeochemical measurement technology. A Ph.D.
within one of these fields of science is desirable but not required.
Experience in micro-meteorological methods, automated systems for biochemical
research and field measurements, ability to climb meteorological tower up to
150 meter, computing and data management are also considered an advantage.
Collaborative competence and ability to structure and prioritize working tasks
efficiently are important personal qualifications. The ability to express
yourself in speech and writing in English, is also important, and an
advantage if in Swedish as well. Driving license is required.
Application closes 30 September 2013.
2013-07-08 1st ICOS Sweden Workshop 21-22 October 2013
Please find
here
information about the first ICOS Sweden Annual Workshop, focusing on the
role of the boreal ecosystems for the regional carbon cycle.
The workshop takes place at 21-22 October 2013 at Ultuna SLU, Uppsala,
Sweden, including a field visit to the measurement station in Norunda. The
workshop addresses data users as well as stakeholders.
Registration/abstract deadline is on 10 September.
Welcome to participate in the workshop and download the
flyer!
2013-06-19 Vacancy: Research engineer to ICOS Sweden (100%)
We invite for applications to the open position as a Research Engineer in
the area of micrometeorology and environmental measurements. The position
has its base at the forest research station, located in the Svartberget
Experimental Forest (Lat 64°14´ N, Long 19°14´ E) near Vindeln, about 70
km northwest of the town Umeå, Sweden.
Duties
The main task of the position will be to participate in the development
and maintenance of the ICOS monitoring sites in the Vindeln area. A major
part of the work includes supervision, calibration and maintenance of
field equipment and data handling (transfer, quality check and
deliveries). The work includes daily routines as well as temporary
intensive campaigns. There may also be participation in other, relevant
research projects.
Professional requirements
The positions require an academic exam in natural/technical science
including one or several of the subjects micrometeorology, physical
geography, environmental physics and biogeochemical measurement
technology. A Ph.D. within one of these fields of science is desirable but
not required. Experience in micro-meteorological methods, automated
systems for biochemical research and field measurements, ability to climb
meteorological towers up to 150 meter height, and experiences in computing
and data management are also considered an advantage. Collaborative
competence and ability to structure and prioritise working tasks
efficiently are important personal qualifications. The ability to express
yourself in speech and writing in English is also important, and an
advantage if in Swedish as well. Driving license is required.
Application closes 17 July 2013.
2013-06-17 ICOS Sweden SCG Meeting
The next SCG meeting takes place June 27-28 2013 in Kvänum and includes a site visit
at SLUs Lanna research station that hosts as well an ICOS Sweden site.
2013-05-01 1st ICOS Sweden Workshop
The first ICOS Sweden Workshop take place on October 21-22 2013 in Uppsala.
The workshop is followed by meetings of the scientific advisory committee
and the station coordination group. More details will follow.
2013-04-25 Vacancy: Postdoc/Researcher in
Atmospheric CO2 Modelling at Lund University, Sweden
The Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science is seeking to
appoint a Postdoc/Researcher with a strong background in atmospheric
sciences, meteorology, applied mathematics or physics to work on high
resolution atmospheric CO2 modelling.
The position is part of a newly funded project within the Swedish
strategic research programme in e-Science eSSENCE
(http://essenceofescience.se).
It is in close collaboration with the
Meteorology Group within the Department of Earth Science at Uppsala
University, Sweden.
The project initially focuses on the development and set up of a
high-resolution atmospheric modelling system around a mesoscale
atmospheric model to simulate regional atmospheric CO2 concentrations in
Sweden. This system will then be included in the carbon cycle inverse
modelling activities at Lund University to set up an inversion system
enabling improved quantification of local CO2 sources and sinks.
The position is embedded in the wider eSSENCE project, the national swedish
Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS-SE,
http://www.icos-sweden.se)
as well as the European ICOS infrastructure.
Lund University plays a central role within ICOS-SE.
The post will be available for 24 months, with a preferred starting date
of 1 September 2013.
Application closes 13 May 2013.
2013-03-28 Vacancy: 2 research engineer positions
Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS)
is a unique and versatile contemporary research station located about 200 km
north of the Arctic Circle. The positions advertised are fixed term contracts
lasting from the date of appointment until 31 December 2014. One is a full-time
(100%) position and one is a 50% position. The positions are based at Abisko
Scientific Research Station. The positions may be extended. The positions need
to be filled urgently. Application with cover letter and resume must be received
no later than 18 April 2013.
Send it to office@polar.se. Include the employment registration number: 2013-67 100%
or 2013-66 50%.
2011-12-12 Vacancy: research engineer position at the Norunda ICOS station
Lund University (LU) and its
Centre for Climate and Environmental Research (CEC) invite applications
to an open position as Research Engineer in the area of micrometeorology and
environmental measurements. The position is based at the forest research station
Norunda, about 25 km northwest of Uppsala. The
main task of the position will be to participate in the development and maintenance
of the ICOS monitoring site at Norunda. The position requires an academic exam
in natural/technical science including one or several of the subject´s
micrometeorology, physical geography, environmental physics and biogeochemical
measurement technology. A Ph.D. within one of these fields of science is
desirable but not required. Contact Anders Lindroth (Anders.Lindroth@nateko.lu.se) for more information!
Application closes 29 January 2012.
2011-12-08 Vacancy: research engineer position at the Svartberget ICOS station
The Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and its
Unit for Field-based Forest Research invite applications to an open position
as Research Engineer in the area of micrometeorology and environmental
measurements. The position is based at the forest research station located in
the Svartberget Experimental Forest near Vindeln,
about 70 km northwest of the town Umeå, where the SLU´s campus with the
Faculty of Forest Research and the Umeå University is located. The main task
of the position will be to participate in the development and maintenance
of the ICOS monitoring sites in the Vindeln area. The position requires an
academic exam in natural/technical science including one or several of the
subject´s micrometeorology, physical geography, environmental physics and
biogeochemical measurement technology. A Ph.D. within one of these fields of
science is desirable but not required. Contact Mikaell Ottosson
Löfvenius (mikaell.ottosson.lofvenius@slu.se) for more information!
Application closes 30 January 2012.
2011-11-10 2nd meeting of the Swedish ICOS board
The second meeting of the ICOS Sweden board will take place on
November 10, 09:00-17:00, at Arlanda Conference Center.
2011-11-08 The Swedish Environmental
Protection Agency spreads the word about ICOS Sweden
On November 8, the 2011 edition of the Skog & Mark publication from the
Swedish
Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish: "Naturvårdsverket")
was published. In this year's issue, ICOS Sweden is featured amongst other
examples of environmental monitoring projects of national interest. The entire
edition of Skog & Mark 2011 (available only in Swedish) can be downloaded
free of charge from the Naturvårdsverket web site (use this link) or
get the ICOS article here...
2011-10-20 150 m high tower at Svartberget is erected
Work on erecting the tall tower at the new ICOS site in Svartberget
is in full swing, with sections of the prefabricated tower being lifted
into place using a helicopter. The 150 m tall construction will host
a combined atmospheric and ecosystem station. An associated equipment
and personnel cabin will be constructed soon, while the ICOS
instrumentation is planned to be mounted and configured in the spring of 2012.
2011-06-13 1st meeting of the ICOS Sweden board
Today, the ICOS Sweden board, chaired by Terry Callaghan of Sheffield
University, held its inaugural meeting at Norunda outside of Uppsala.
In connection to the meeting, the board members were given a brief
tour of the field station's facilities, including the high tower and
associated measurements.
2011-02-01 ICOS Sweden website launched
Today, the web site of ICOS Sweden,
http://www.icos-sweden.se,
was officially launched. The pages are still under construction, but
we hope to soon fill the site with information and news about the
progress of the project. Please add us to your bookmarks!
How do reactive hydrocarbons released from a spruce forest affect the climate?
Photographer: Ylva van Meeningen.
Left and middle: Photographs from Degerö mire. Photographer: Jenny-Svennår-Gillner.
Right: Pike in a lake in Dalarana. Photographer: Anders Asp, SLU.
CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) aerosol particle
forecast on Tuesday 17th between 00:00 and 06:00.
Actual satellite observations of aerosol concentrations from
OMI/AURA via FMI/KNMI/NASA/NSO on Tuesday 17th.
Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration measured at ICOS Sweden station
Hyltemossa on 16th and 17th of October, at the
heights of 30, 70 and 150 m. The picture shows the red sun which was
visible over Lund (photo: Tobias Biermann).
Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration measured at ICOS Sweden stations
from 21 to 31 January 2017, at 100 m height.
Click to enlarge.
Werner Kutsch (left) and Robert-Jan Smits (right) during the
"Oberving the Horizon" event on May 25 2016.
