ICOS Switzerland, with two unique Class 1 stations and one Candidate station, and its exceptional geographical location in the central part of the Alps, is an out-standing node within the ICOS RI network.
About ICOS Switzerland
The ICOS-CH consortium consists of project members from ETH Zurich, Empa, WSL, University of Bern, University of Basel and MeteoSwiss.
- ETH Zurich: Prof. Nina Buchmann (National ICOS Focal Point), Dr. Susanne Burri (National ICOS Coordinator)
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa): Dr. Lukas Emmenegger, Dr. Martin Steinbacher (MSA Atmosphere Chair)
- University of Berne: Prof. Markus Leuenberger, Prof. Eliza Harris
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL): Dr. Roman Zweifel
- University of Basel: Prof. Markus Kalberer, Dr. Franz Conen
- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss: Dr. Alexander Haefele
The ICOS-CH Consortium at the ICOS-CH Annual Meeting 2024.
ICOS-CH has been funded by the European Commission during the Preparatory Phase (2008-2012) and by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), in-house contributions, and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) during the Implementation Phase since 2013 (Phase 1: 2013-2017, Phase 2: 2017-2021, Phase 3: 2021-2025).