ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin
The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is the reference Research Infrastructure (RI) for the observation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across Europe, providing standardised, long-term and high-precision measurements of the most relevant species (CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</s...
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| author | Emilio Lapenna Antonella Buono Alessandro Mauceri Isabella Zaccardo Francesco Cardellicchio Francesco D’Amico Teresa Laurita Davide Amodio Canio Colangelo Gianluca Di Fiore Antonella Gorga Ermann Ripepi Francesco De Benedictis Silvana Pirelli Liborio Capozzo Vincenzo Lapenna Gelsomina Pappalardo Serena Trippetta Lucia Mona |
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| description | The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is the reference Research Infrastructure (RI) for the observation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across Europe, providing standardised, long-term and high-precision measurements of the most relevant species (CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, CO, etc.). The ICOS Atmosphere network currently extends throughout the continent, although the density of stations in the Mediterranean area is still low compared to Central and Northern Europe. In this context, the recently implemented class 1 continental station near Potenza in Basilicata, Italy—station code: POT—represents an important step forward in the extension of the ICOS atmosphere domain across the South, reducing the large spatial gaps existing between ICOS sites within the Mediterranean basin. Herein, we provide a description of the new ICOS POT station and the site where it operates, focusing mostly on the technical setup of the sampling system which plays a key role in GHG measurements. With a strong technical connotation, the present paper aims to be beneficial for the ICOS atmosphere community and those stations that intend to join the network in the future, providing an accurate description of the station at the level of single components. Moreover, a brief overview of the peculiarities of the site and the scientific perspectives to be pursued, together with very preliminary data collected at the new ICOS station, are presented. Preliminary data collected during a short campaign are compared with STILT (Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport) model results as a first test of the measurements and to provide a first insight of the specific Potenza situation in terms of GHG concentrations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-13be82401f944532be980238f76896832025-01-24T13:21:52ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332025-01-011615710.3390/atmos16010057ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean BasinEmilio Lapenna0Antonella Buono1Alessandro Mauceri2Isabella Zaccardo3Francesco Cardellicchio4Francesco D’Amico5Teresa Laurita6Davide Amodio7Canio Colangelo8Gianluca Di Fiore9Antonella Gorga10Ermann Ripepi11Francesco De Benedictis12Silvana Pirelli13Liborio Capozzo14Vincenzo Lapenna15Gelsomina Pappalardo16Serena Trippetta17Lucia Mona18Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera e del Clima (ISAC-CNR), Area Industriale Comp. 15, 88046 Lamezia Terme, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA-CNR), Viale Francesco De Blasio, 5, 70132 Bari, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Direzione Generale, Unità Ambiente e Gestione Rifiuti, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, 00185 Roma, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Direzione Generale, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, 00185 Roma, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (IMAA-CNR), Contrada S. Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo, ItalyThe Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is the reference Research Infrastructure (RI) for the observation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across Europe, providing standardised, long-term and high-precision measurements of the most relevant species (CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, CO, etc.). The ICOS Atmosphere network currently extends throughout the continent, although the density of stations in the Mediterranean area is still low compared to Central and Northern Europe. In this context, the recently implemented class 1 continental station near Potenza in Basilicata, Italy—station code: POT—represents an important step forward in the extension of the ICOS atmosphere domain across the South, reducing the large spatial gaps existing between ICOS sites within the Mediterranean basin. Herein, we provide a description of the new ICOS POT station and the site where it operates, focusing mostly on the technical setup of the sampling system which plays a key role in GHG measurements. With a strong technical connotation, the present paper aims to be beneficial for the ICOS atmosphere community and those stations that intend to join the network in the future, providing an accurate description of the station at the level of single components. Moreover, a brief overview of the peculiarities of the site and the scientific perspectives to be pursued, together with very preliminary data collected at the new ICOS station, are presented. Preliminary data collected during a short campaign are compared with STILT (Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport) model results as a first test of the measurements and to provide a first insight of the specific Potenza situation in terms of GHG concentrations.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/1/57ICOSatmospheric stationtall towercontinental stationresearch infrastructureGHG |
| spellingShingle | Emilio Lapenna Antonella Buono Alessandro Mauceri Isabella Zaccardo Francesco Cardellicchio Francesco D’Amico Teresa Laurita Davide Amodio Canio Colangelo Gianluca Di Fiore Antonella Gorga Ermann Ripepi Francesco De Benedictis Silvana Pirelli Liborio Capozzo Vincenzo Lapenna Gelsomina Pappalardo Serena Trippetta Lucia Mona ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin Atmosphere ICOS atmospheric station tall tower continental station research infrastructure GHG |
| title | ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin |
| title_full | ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin |
| title_fullStr | ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin |
| title_short | ICOS Potenza (Italy) Atmospheric Station: A New Spot for the Observation of Greenhouse Gases in the Mediterranean Basin |
| title_sort | icos potenza italy atmospheric station a new spot for the observation of greenhouse gases in the mediterranean basin |
| topic | ICOS atmospheric station tall tower continental station research infrastructure GHG |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/1/57 |
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