About COST Action 735
COST is one of the longest-running instruments supporting co-operation among scientists and researchers across Europe. COST now has 35 member countries and enables scientists to collaborate in a wide spectrum of activities in research and technology.
COST is an intergovernmental network which is scientifically completely self-sufficient with nine scientific COST Domain Committees formed by some of the most outstanding scientists of the European scientific community. The scientific quality control is the main responsibility of the COST scientific Domain Committees which follow very rigorous evaluation procedures established by the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) involving the mandatory use of external peer reviewers.
What is a COST Action?
COST Actions are new, innovative, and interdisciplinary scientific networks of nationally funded research teams. They contribute to the scientific, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe, by supporting networking activities such as meetings, conferences, short term scientific exchanges and outreach activities. COST does not fund the research in itself. An Action is based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) accepted by the Governments of at least 5 COST member countries.
The duration of an Action is generally 4 years.
The increasing number of COST Actions (see below) reflects the success of COST within the European Scientific Community.
COST Action 735 is an action which recognises the critical importance of the air-sea interchange in the regulation of the earths climate. With the recent concerns with climate change, COST 735 seeks to create tools that enhance our understanding of these processes and improve our ability to monitor and predict future climate. The fundamental role of COST Action 735 is to provide the framework for the assessment of the global air–sea flux of climatically relevant trace gases and pollutants.