The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG; , 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 is a member of the International Science Council (ISC), which is composed of international scholarly and scientific institutions and national academies of sciences.
History
The IUGG was established in Brussels, Belgium in 1919.
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.Burchfiel, B. C. (1987) International Role of U.S. Geoscience US National Academies page 32 Some areas within its scope are environmental preservation, reduction of the effects of natural hazards, and mineral resources.
Structures The IUGG consists of eight semi-autonomous associations: 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: 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.IUGG - Bureau of the Union . Retrieved 01/07/2015. Nr. Year General Assembly in President Secretary-General 28. 2023 Berlin 2023-2027 Chris Rizos 27. 2019 Montreal 2019-2023 Kathryn Whaler 2019-2023 Alexander Rudloff 26. 2015 Prague 2015-2019 Michael Sideris 2015-2019 Alik Ismail-Zadeh / 25. 2011 Melbourne 2011-2015 Harsh Gupta 2011-2015 Alik Ismail-Zadeh / 24. 2007 Perugia 2007-2011 Tom Beer 2007-2011 Alik Ismail-Zadeh / 23. 2003 Sapporo 2003-2007 Uri Shamir 2003-2007 JoAnn Joselyn 22. 1999 Birmingham 1999-2003 Masaru Kono 1999-2003 JoAnn Joselyn 21. 1995 Boulder 1995-1999 P.J. Wyllie 1995-1999 Georges Balmino 20. 1991 Vienna 1991-1995 Helmut Moritz 1991-1995 Georges Balmino 19. 1987 Vancouver 1987-1991 V.I. Keilis-Borok 1987-1991 Baron Paul Melchior 18. 1983 Hamburg 1983-1987 D. Lal 1983-1987 Baron Paul Melchior 17. 1979 Canberra 1979-1983 G.D. Garland 1979-1983 Baron Paul Melchior 16. 1975 Grenoble 1975-1979 A. Ashour 1973-1979 Baron Paul Melchior 15. 1971 Moscow 1971-1975 H. Charnock 1973-1991 Baron Paul Melchior 14. 1967 Zurich 1967-1971 J. Coulomb 1967-1973 G.D. Garland 13. 1963 Berkeley 1963-1967 J. Kaplan 1963-1967 G.D. Garland 12. 1960 Helsinki 1960-1963 V.V. Beloussov 1960-1963 G.R. Laclavère 11. 1957 Toronto 1957-1960 J.T. Wilson 1957-1960 G.R. Laclavère 10. 1954 Rome 1954-1957 K.R. Ramanathan 1954-1957 G.R. Laclavère 9. 1951 Brussels 1951-1954 S. Chapman 1951-1954 G.R. Laclavère 8. 1948 Oslo 1948-1951 F.A. Vening Meinesz 1946-1951 J.M. Stagg 7. 1939 Washington DC 1946-1948 B. Helland-Hansen 1939-1946 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham 6. 1936 Edinburgh 1936-1942 D. La Cour 1936-1939 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham 5. 1933 Lisbon 1933-1936 W. Bowie 1933-1936 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham 4. 1930 Stockholm 1919-1933 C. Lallemand 1930-1933 H. St. J.L. Winterbotham 3. 1927 Prague 1919-1933 C. Lallemand 1927-1930 Sir Henry Lyons 2. 1924 Madrid 1919-1933 C. Lallemand 1924-1927 Sir Henry Lyons 1. 1922 Rome 1919-1933 C. Lallemand 1919-1924 Sir Henry Lyons
See also List of geoscience organizations
References
External links IUGG official website
Archival collections
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics records, 1922-2000 (1955-1998), Niels Bohr Library & Archives International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics addition to records, 1995-2007, Niels Bohr Library & Archives