Présentation
NUBICOS aims to strengthen the whole ICOS community by improving data pipelines, welcome a new generation of ICOS community members and further tie ICOS to the RI landscape.
The “new users” in question can be broken down into three main categories:
Satellite observation community: NUBICOS will help users of satellite and EM27 observations by linking remote sensing products to ICOS data. EM27 is a light total column observation device used for ground-based remote sensing. Total column carbon observations can help augment ground-based and remote observations.
NUBICOS will develop a new layer of data processing for full automation and faster data provision from existing open access software performing the retrieval of the EM27 data. This work will complement the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) and help link ICOS in-situ observations to CO2 satellite data.
Global community: Modelers are increasingly using global greenhouse gas data for activities such as:
– Assimilation of atmospheric concentration data to analyse concentrations in places without in situ observations
– Analysing fluxes from ecosystems and oceans and radiocarbon data for verifying which parts of the carbon cycle are natural and which come from fossil fuels
– Verifying model results
– Development of model parametrisations in under-observed areas
NUBICOS wants to improve and share ICOS protocolswith the global modeling community to ensure European standards are useful and usable. This will be achieved through a comparison of ICOS protocols with those of our international partners to ensure results are comparable. NUBICOS will also provide new observation instructions for stations in tropical environments with specific temperatures, humidity and infrastructural needs.
Ocean community: NUBICOS will establish new parameters in ICOS ocean observations (dissolved oxygen, total alkalinity and pH) and will pilot the use of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) to gauge their viability in Europe. The operational patterns of these vehicles will be identified by testing how often they operate, where they can (or cannot) operate, what is their range, their capacity, and whether there is space for carbonate chemistry equipment and additional greenhouse gas analysers.
The ASV tests will complement developments being made in the GEORGE project, as well as the efforts of individual scientists in the ICOS Ocean Monitoring Station Assembly (MSA). The data will improve our understanding of ocean-atmosphere fluxes, particularly in coastal areas. New parameters are needed for assessing different aspects of global change in oceans, including ocean acidification.
