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The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences: past, present and future

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posted on 2023-05-22, 03:38 authored by Ian AllisonIan Allison, Fierz, C, Hock, R, Mackintosh, A, Kaser, G, Nussbaumer, SU
The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) became the eighth and most recent association of IUGG at the general assembly in Perugia, Italy, in July 2007. IACS was launched in recognition of the importance of the cryosphere within the Earth system, particularly at a time of significant global change. It was the first new association of the union to be formed in over 80 years and IACS celebrated its 10th anniversary only a year before the IUGG centennial. The forbearers of IACS, however, stretch back even further than IUGG, starting with the formation of the Commission Internationale des Glaciers (CIG) by the International Geological Congress in 1894. Here we record the history of the transition from CIG to IACS, the scientific objectives that drove activities and changes, and some of the key events and individuals involved.

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Publication title

History of Geo- and Space Sciences

Volume

10

Pagination

1-11

ISSN

2190-5010

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Copernicus GmbH

Place of publication

Germany

Repository Status

  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology

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