A new CAO station for Christmas

At Ineia, north Paphos, the first data from the instrument Picarro G2401 arrived just before the festive season.

Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are the primary drivers of climate change. The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is taking a lead role in mapping these pollutants in order to understand their sources. For this purpose, the European Commission has funded CyI to conduct greenhouse gas measurements in Cyprus and join the worldwide network of greenhouse gases monitoring stations named ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System).

Our effort is to join the ICOS European measurement network that currently counts 130 stations worldwide, by establishing a Cypriot atmospheric observatory dedicated to greenhouse gas near the west coast of the country and commit to provide long-term observations required to understand the present state and predict the future behavior of the global carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions. If successful, Cyprus will join the twelve European member countries that are already part of ICOS and contribute to quantifying and understanding the greenhouse gas balance of Europe and neighboring regions.

This is the first data, data processing has yet to be finalized. The location of the air intake will also be raised, in order to avoid any local pollution sources.