The research station at Jungfraujoch. Image: Konsta Punkka
The research station at Jungfraujoch is at the top of Europe - and not only because of its unique location. Within the framework of the European research infrastructure «Integrated Carbon Observation System» (ICOS), the laboratory in the heart of the Alps is now officially certified. ICOS provides data to better understand the global carbon cycle and how human activities affect it. The backbone of ICOS is a network of stations that have to meet the highest quality standards. Greenhouse gas emissions are a threat that calls for global solutions. A network of measuring stations from all over Europe monitors and analyses the spatial distribution and trends in our atmosphere, ecosystems and the oceans and provides valuable data on the development of global emissions. Measuring the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the exchange of these gases between atmosphere, biosphere and the oceans is essential for understanding climate change and predicting potential consequences.
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