This document provides a short update on the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). It discusses ICOS governance structures, the labelling of 20 ecosystem stations and 15 atmosphere stations, as well as 13 ocean stations. It also outlines ICOS data flows and services, including standardized data processing, quality assurance and control, and data repositories. Finally, it discusses ICOS cooperation with other environmental research infrastructures and the ENVRI community.

1. Short update on ICOS ERIC
Werner L. Kutsch, Director General
Helsinki, 26.9.2016

2. EU
Support
ESFRI
Process
2014201220102008 2018201620062004
ESFRI
Roadmap
Proposal
“RINGO”
Landmark Project
ICOS Preparatory Phase
Project
ESFRI
Landmark
Evaluation
Community
building
(IP, I3, IA)
National
Network
development
Community building Preparation Operational
Governance
ICOS Stakeholder
Interim
Committee
ICOS ERIC
General Assembly
I
I
I
I
I
ESFRI
Impact
Evaluation

3. ICOS governance
Oce
MSA
ICOS ERIC
Overall management,
data management
Central Facilities
Services
National Networks
Observations
General AssemblyDG
Head
Office
Carbon
Portal
Atm
MSA
Eco
MSA
FCL
CRL
OTCATCETC
RI COM

4. Ecosystem Station labelling
For 20 Stations Step 1 is finalized and approved
Belgium
• Lochristi (BE-Lcr)
• Lonzee (Be-Lon)
Switzerland
• Davos (CH-Dav)
Germany
• Selhausen (DE-RuS)
Gebesee (DE-Geb)
Finland
• Hyytiälä (FI-Hyy)
• Lompolojankka (FI-Lom)
• Siikaneva (FI-Sii)
• Sodankylä (FI-Sod)
France
• Bilos (FR-Bil)
• Hesse (FR-Hes)
• Lamasquere (FR-Lam)
• (FR-Fon)
Italy
• Monte Bondone (IT-MBo)
• Castelpoziano2 (IT-Cp2)
Sweden
• Abisko-Stordalen (SE-Sto)
• Hyltemossa (SE-Htm)
• Lanna (SE-Lnn)
• Norunda (SE-Nor)
• Svartberget (SE-Svb)

5. Atmosphere Station labelling
For 15 Stations Step 1 is finalized and approved
Czech Republic
• Kresin u Pacova
Finland
• Hyytiälä
• Pallas
• Utö
France
• OPE
Netherlands
• Lutjewad
Norway
• Zeppelin
Germany
• Jülich
• Hohenpeißenberg
• Gartow
• Lindenberg
Sweden
• Hyltemossa
• Norunda
• Svartberget
Switzerland
• Jungfraujoch

6. Ocean Station labelling
For 13 Stations Step 1 is finalized and approved
Belgium
• North Sea Data and Monitoring
time series (BE-VLIZ Thornton
Buoy)
• Research Vessel Simon Stevin
(BE-Simon Stevin)
France
• France-Brazil Voluntary
Observing Ship (FR-VOS France-
Brazil)
Germany
• Cape Verde Ocean Observatory
(DE-CVOO)
• LTER (Long-Term Ecological
Research) Observatory
HAUSGARTEN (DE-Hausgarten)
• North Atlantic Voluntary
Observing Ship (DE-NA-VOS)
Italy
• E2M3A (IT-E2M3A)
• Miramare (IT-Mambo1)
• Piattaforma Avanzata
Laboratorio Mare Adriatico (IT-
PALOMA)
• Western 1 Mediterranean
Moored Multi-sensor Array (IT-
W1M3A)
Norway
• R/V G. O. Sars (NO-GOSars)
• R/V Nuka Arctica (NO-Nuka)
Sweden
• Östergarnsholm (SE-Oes)

8. Measurement stations
(National networks)
ICOS Carbon Portal
User 1 User 2 User 3
Ecosystem
Thematic
Centre
Atmospheric
Thematic
Centre
Oceanic
Thematic
Centre
Standardized
processing, quality
assurance & control
ICOS
repository
(data,
metadata)
Sensor data
• Data ingestion
• Metadata services
• Data discovery & access
• Usage tracking
• Data management
• Repository
administration
• Preservation planning
• User community support
Diverse user
communities, including
data producers and
other portals
High per-
formance
computing
services
Finalized
data products
Metadata
registry &
catalogue
services
B2SAFE
B2STAGE
PID
PID, AAI
B2FIND
PID
AAI
ICOS data flow, common services
ICOS ERIC Head Office, Helsinki, Finland | www.icos-ri.eu 8
Calibration
Labs

9. The ESFRI Landscape
ICOS ERIC Head Office, Helsinki, Finland | www.icos-ri.eu

10. Cooperation with other
environmental RIs
ICOS ERIC Head Office, Helsinki, Finland | www.icos-ri.eu
2018 2019 2020
2015 2016 20172012 2013 20142009 2010 20112006 2007 2008
The ENVRI Community
(growing towards a solid structure)
20182018

11. ICOS ERIC Head Office, Helsinki, Finland | www.icos-ri.eu
COPERNICUS CONCEPT FOR A VERIFICATION SYSTEM
(CIAIS ET AL. 2015)

12. Observations Services Decisions
Data sharing
Data management (incl. metadata)
Capacity building
Improve data harmonization
Improve inter-operability
Improve data accessibility
Data Citation
From data to
knowledge
Model-Data
Fusion
projects
Sustainability
Identifying observational gaps
Communication
SBSTA