ICOS

ICOS STATION
Castelporziano2

Located in the heart of the ancient Roman Empire, ICOS Ecosystem station Castelporziano 2 conducts ecosystem measurements surrounded by holm oak forest.
Italy
17 m
Altitude
16.43 °C
Mean annual temperature
601.0 mm
Mean annual precipitation
Hot-summer mediterranean (Csa)
Climate zone
Photos
Video
Story
Data
Other ICOS stations
ICOS Italy
Open map

Detailed information

IT-Cp2
IT
1
2021-05-25
1
The station Castelporziano (ICOS code IT-Cp2) is located in the Presidential Estate of Castelporziano, 25 km SW from the center of Rome, Italy and covers an area of about 6000 ha. The undisturbed Mediterranean oak forest of Castelporziano Estate hosts an experimental tower 20 m tall. The forest is a pure Holm Oak stand with some shrubs in the understory.
Hot-summer mediterranean (Csa)
Mixed Forests
16.43 °C
601.0 mm
175.67 W/m2
41.704266, 12.357293
17 m
Picture #1

Current staff

Name Role (ICOS vocabulary) Start date
Roberto Corsanici Researcher 2023-05-16
Silvano Fares Principal Investigator 2017-03-03
Filippo Ilardi Engineer 2020-09-01
Valerio Moretti Engineer 2017-05-19
Tiziano Sorgi Administrator 2017-05-19

Former staff

Name Role (ICOS vocabulary) Start date End date
Alessandro Alivernini Researcher 2017-05-19 2021-12-31
Francesco Chianucci Researcher 2017-05-19 2021-12-31
Adriano Conte Researcher 2017-05-19 2023-05-15