GEORGE will be at the ICOS Science Conference 2026, taking place on 15–17 September 2026 in Lund, Sweden and online.
We are convening a dedicated session on “Advancing marine CO₂ observations through next-generation sensors, integration and platform innovation.”
The session brings together research infrastructures, projects and institutes working on autonomous marine CO₂ observations, from novel sensors and samplers to integrated observing platforms and operational networks such as ICOS, EMSO and Euro-Argo.
If you work on marine carbon observations, sensor development, platform integration, data interoperability or emerging approaches such as AI-based quality control, we warmly invite you to submit an abstract.
The abstract submission deadline is 6th March 2026, 15:00 CET
Session 5: Advancing marine CO₂ observations through next-generation sensors, integration and platform innovation
Conveners: Laurent COPPOLA, (Sorbonne University), Socratis Loucaides (NOC), Edouard Leymarie (LOV/CNRS), Ute Schuster (Univ. Exeter), Simo Cusi (EMSO ERIC), Romain Cancouet (EURO-ARGO ERIC), Richard Sanders (NORCE and OTC-ICOS), Janne-Markus Rintala (ICOS ERIC)
Accurate in-situ quantification of oceanic CO₂ fluxes is crucial for the determination of global CO₂ fluxes with high confidence, due to spatial and temporal variability that numerical models cannot always identify. Yet this remains a major challenge for carbon cycle research. Progress now depends on the development and convergence of innovative technologies (sensors, samplers) that can deliver long-term, high-quality measurements across diverse ocean environments.
This session will bring together projects, research infrastructures and institutes working to improve marine CO₂ observing technologies, from novel autonomous sensors to integrated observing platforms such as gliders, floats, buoys, moorings and surface vehicles. Discussions will address sensor calibration and validation, data interoperability, and the integration of these technologies into operational networks such as European Infrastructures (ICOS, EMSO, Euro-Argo) and international networks (SOCONET).
Initiated by the Horizon Europe project GEORGE, which co-develops and demonstrates next-generation sensors and integrated platforms across European Research Infrastructures, this session also welcomes contributions from related initiatives — including those exploring new observational data analysis and quality control methods and tools including Artificial Intelligence. By fostering exchanges across disciplines and communities, the session aims to define a shared technological vision for the future European and global marine carbon observing system.
The abstract submission deadline is 6th March 2026, 15:00 CET.
Read the session theme description here and submit your abstract here.
Interested in other ocean-related sessions at ICOS Science Conference 2026? Explore the sessions below.
Session 1: How big is the open ocean carbon sink?
Session 2: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal – What have we learned and what are the emerging challenges for MRV confidence
Session 3: Blue carbon and seaweed: reforestation and cultivation
Session 4: Carbon cycling in the land ocean aquatic continuum
Session 6: Carbon cycle in the Mediterranean region: from the local to the regional scale
Session 20: Unmanned autonomous vehicles and proximal sensing in greenhouse gas research and monitoring