International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Union_of_Geodesy_and_Geophysics_(IUGG)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IUGG
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:International_Science_Council
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:fieldOfWork atmospheric sciences
earth sciences
geodesy
geophysics
hydrology
oceanography
planetary sciences
seismology
volcanology
geomagnetism
cryospheric sciences
gptkbp:founded 1919
gptkbp:has_secretary_general Alik Ismail-Zadeh (as of 2023)
gptkbp:hasDivision gptkb:International_Association_for_the_Physical_Sciences_of_the_Oceans_(IAPSO)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Cryospheric_Sciences_(IACS)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Geodesy_(IAG)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Geomagnetism_and_Aeronomy_(IAGA)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Hydrological_Sciences_(IAHS)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Meteorology_and_Atmospheric_Sciences_(IAMAS)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Seismology_and_Physics_of_the_Earth's_Interior_(IASPEI)
gptkb:International_Association_of_Volcanology_and_Chemistry_of_the_Earth's_Interior_(IAVCEI)
gptkbp:hasMember over 70 countries
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Potsdam,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:organizes General Assembly every four years
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:International_Science_Council
gptkbp:president Kathryn Whaler (as of 2023)
gptkbp:purpose promotion of geodesy and geophysics
gptkbp:website https://www.iugg.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5