Atmospheric station in Křešín by Pacov

The Network of atmospheric stations within the European Research Infrastructure ICOS has welcomed a new member. An atmospheric station in Křešín by Pacov in the Bohemian – Moravian Highlands was launched June 17, 2013 on the occasion of observing the 25^th anniversary of the global environmental observatory in Košetice. The stations have been consolidated and it is a major research and monitoring infrastructure in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. It consists of two components – the observatory at Košetice, operated since 1988 by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and the atmospheric station Křešín by Pacov, which began operations in June of this year. The atmospheric station was built and is administered by CzechGlobe, the Global Change Research Centre of the ASCR, and is situated 100 meters from the observatory.

  

    

Photos: Stanislava Kyselová, Akademický bulletin  

                                                                                   

    There are three research and monitoring activities at the combined station providing data necessary for research on climate and related changes. The station consists of a 250 meter tower serving ground-based and vertical gradient measurements of concentrations of CO ₂, CO, CH ₄, total gaseous mercury and tropospheric ozone (continuously); elemental and organic carbon (semicontinuously); carbon and oxygen isotopes, radon, N ₂O, SF ₆ and other species (episodically); optical properties of atmospheric aerosols and meteorological parameters and the boundary layer height.