Objective The CHIOTTO-Infra project objective is to build an improved infrastructure for the continuous monitoring of the concentrations of greenhouse gases on the European continent above the surface layer using existing and new tall towers. This will be an important step towards a fully operational continuous observing system for the sources and sinks of the most important greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, CO, SF6) over Europe and form the only independent tool for evaluating policy agreements such as the Kyoto protocol. We will integrate existing flux towers in the vicinity of the tall towers with the atmospheric stations network in a synergetic approach. We will carefully calibrate and monitor the inter-comparability of the concentration measurements between the institutes operating the air sampling networks. Quality controlled atmospheric concentrations. CO2 f1ux and additional meteorological data will be archived in a data centre accessible through the World Wide Web. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetworld wide web Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE NETHERLANDS Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG Petten Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue de la terrasse, bftiment 12 91198 Gif sur yvette See on map COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Cnrs,orme des merisiers, batiment 709 91191 Gif sur yvette See on map EOTVOS LORAND UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pazmany setany 1/a 1117 Budapest See on map LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 13,soelvegatan 13 22100 Lund See on map MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Carl-zeiss-promenade 10 07701 Jena See on map NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH New Zealand EU contribution € 0,00 Address Evans bay parade, 301 Wellington See on map NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address P. delle cascine, 18 50144 Firenze See on map UNIVERSIT DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via s. camillo de lellis 01100 Viterbo See on map UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address Darwin building, king's building, mayfield road EH9 3JG Edinburgh See on map