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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
green, dark blue, and white design within a circle
AbbreviationIUGG
Formation1919
TypeINGO
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French
President
Kathryn Whaler (UK)
President-Elect
Chris Rizos (Australia)
Secretary General
Alexander Rudloff (Germany)
Treasurer
Niels Andersen (Denmark)
WebsiteIUGG official website
German stamp about the IUGG General Assembly in 1983, Hamburg

The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG; French: Union géodésique et géophysique internationale, UGGI) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the scientific study of Earth and its space environment using geophysical and geodetic techniques.

The IUGG was established in Brussels, Belgium in 1919.[1][2][3][4][5] Some areas within its scope are environmental preservation, reduction of the effects of natural hazards, and mineral resources.

Objectives

IUGG's objectives are the promotion and coordination of studies related to Earth's physical, chemical and mathematical representation. This includes geometrical shape, internal structure, gravity and magnetic fields, seismicity, volcanism, hydrologic cycle, glaciers, oceans, atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere of Earth. It also includes solar, lunar and planetary studies.[6]

Structures

The IUGG consists of eight semi-autonomous associations:[7]

  • International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)
  • International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
  • International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA)
  • International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
  • International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS)
  • International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO)
  • International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI)
  • International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)

It has also established six commissions to promote interdisciplinary problems:[8]

  • Climatic and Environmental Changes (CCEC)
  • Mathematical Geophysics (CMG)
  • Geophysical Risk and Sustainability (GRC)
  • Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI)
  • Data and Information (UCDI)
  • Planetary Sciences (UCPS)

and the Union Working Group on History.

General Assemblies, Presidents, and Secretaries General

List of General Assemblies, Presidents, and Secretaries-General.[9]

Nr. Year General Assembly in President Secretary-General
28. 2023 Berlin Germany 2023-2027 Chris Rizos Australia
27. 2019 Montreal Canada 2019-2023 Kathryn Whaler United Kingdom 2019-2023 Alexander Rudloff Germany
26. 2015 Prague Czech Republic 2015-2019 Michael Sideris Canada 2015-2019 Alik Ismail-Zadeh Germany / Russia
25. 2011 Melbourne Australia 2011-2015 Harsh Gupta India 2011-2015 Alik Ismail-Zadeh Germany / Russia
24. 2007 Perugia Italy 2007-2011 Tom Beer Australia 2007-2011 Alik Ismail-Zadeh Germany / Russia
23. 2003 Sapporo Japan 2003-2007 Uri Shamir Israel 2003-2007 JoAnn Joselyn United States
22. 1999 Birmingham United Kingdom 1999-2003 Masaru Kono Japan 1999-2003 JoAnn Joselyn United States
21. 1995 Boulder United States 1995-1999 P.J. Wyllie United States 1995-1999 Georges Balmino France
20. 1991 Vienna Austria 1991-1995 H. Moritz Austria 1991-1995 Georges Balmino France
19. 1987 Vancouver Canada 1987-1991 V.I. Keilis-Borok Soviet Union 1987-1991 Baron Paul Melchior Belgium
18. 1983 Hamburg West Germany 1983-1987 D. Lal India 1983-1987 Baron Paul Melchior Belgium
17. 1979 Canberra Australia 1979-1983 G.D. Garland Canada 1979-1983 Baron Paul Melchior Belgium
16. 1975 Grenoble France 1975-1979 A. Ashour Egypt 1973-1979 Baron Paul Melchior Belgium
15. 1971 Moscow Soviet Union 1971-1975 H. Charnock United Kingdom 1973-1991 Baron Paul Melchior Belgium
14. 1967 Zurich Switzerland 1967-1971 J. Coulomb France 1967-1973 G.D. Garland Canada
13. 1963 Berkeley United States 1963-1967 J. Kaplan United States 1963-1967 G.D. Garland Canada
12. 1960 Helsinki Finland 1960-1963 V.V. Beloussov Soviet Union 1960-1963 G.R. Laclavère France
11. 1957 Toronto Canada 1957-1960 J.T. Wilson Canada 1957-1960 G.R. Laclavère France
10. 1954 Rome Italy 1954-1957 K.R. Ramanathan India 1954-1957 G.R. Laclavère France
9. 1951 Brussels Belgium 1951-1954 S. Chapman United Kingdom 1951-1954 G.R. Laclavère France
8. 1948 Oslo Norway 1948-1951 F.A. Vening Meinesz Netherlands 1946-1951 J.M. Stagg United Kingdom
7. 1939 Washington DC United States 1946-1948 B. Helland-Hansen Norway 1939-1946 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham United Kingdom
6. 1936 Edinburgh United Kingdom 1936-1942 D. La Cour Denmark 1936-1939 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham United Kingdom
5. 1933 Lisbon Portugal 1933-1936 W. Bowie United States 1933-1936 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham United Kingdom
4. 1930 Stockholm Sweden 1919-1933 C. Lallemand France 1930-1933 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham United Kingdom
3. 1927 Prague Czechoslovakia 1919-1933 C. Lallemand France 1927-1930 Sir Henry Lyons United Kingdom
2. 1924 Madrid Spain 1919-1933 C. Lallemand France 1924-1927 Sir Henry Lyons United Kingdom
1. 1922 Rome Italy 1919-1933 C. Lallemand France 1919-1924 Sir Henry Lyons United Kingdom

See also

  1. ^ Lyons, Henry G. (1919). "The Brussels Meeting of the International Research Council". Nature. 103 (2598): 464–466.
  2. ^ Cochrane, Rexmond C. (1978). The National Academy of Sciences: The First Hundred Years, 1863-1963. National Academies.
  3. ^ Good, Gregory A. (2000). "The Assembly of Geophysics: Scientific Disciplines as Frameworks of Consensus". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 31 (3): 259–292. Bibcode:2000SHPMP..31..259G. doi:10.1016/S1355-2198(00)00018-6.
  4. ^ Ismail-Zadeh, Alik (2016). "Geoscience international: the role of scientific unions". History of Geo- and Space Sciences. 7: 103–123.
  5. ^ Ismail-Zadeh, Alik; Joselyn, JoAnn (Eds.) (2019). "The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics: from different spheres to a common globe". History of Geo- and Space Sciences. 10: 17–191.
  6. ^ Burchfiel, B. C. (1987) International Role of U.S. Geoscience US National Academies page 32
  7. ^ "Associations of the IUGG". International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Union Commissions". International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  9. ^ IUGG - Bureau of the Union. Retrieved 01/07/2015.

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