MAQ observations live
The Meteorology and Air Quality group of Wageningen University & Research runs three sites, where meteorological and air quality measurements are carried out. The three sites are carefully chosen to…
Loobos
Credit: WUR
Measurements show decreasing CO2 uptake by the forests
Recently, the Loobos facility was in the national newspaper NRC with an article about the decreasing CO2 uptake of forests. The article is about the changing role of forests in…
New Loobos ecosystem site turning into an attractive research infrastructure
In March 2021, a new 38 m tall tower was built in Loobos, near Kootwijk. Along with the 6 m sea container, the site is becoming an attractive research infrastructure.…
ICOS Science Conference
From 13-16 September 2022 the fifth ICOS Science Conference will be organised in Utrecht and online around the world. The overall, overarching theme of the conference is Tracking progress to…
A new tower in Loobos
Last Monday, 1 March 2021, a start was made building a new tower at the Loobos site. The existing tower was build in 1995 out of thin, light-weight aluminum as…