All 39 ICOS Atmosphere stations in 14 European countries have been able to adopt the updated World Meteorological Organization (WMO) scale promptly, thanks to the services provided by the ICOS Central Analytical Laboratories (CAL) and the ICOS Atmosphere Thematic Centre (ATC).
Adopting the same scale ensures that the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are measured the same way, regardless of the location and are comparable with measurements from around the world. The new scale provides more accurate results for countries to adjust their emissions reduction and limitation commitments.
The CAL and ATC services enable scientists to set up improvements locally to the measurements carried out at the stations. As a result, ICOS member countries save significant resources that would otherwise be used for adjusting to the new standards and in re-calculating previously reported data for each station individually. Instead, they can focus their resources on other burning issues in climate change research.
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