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The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences: past, present and future
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-22, 03:38 authored by Ian AllisonIan Allison, Fierz, C, Hock, R, Mackintosh, A, Kaser, G, Nussbaumer, SUThe 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.
History
Publication title
History of Geo- and Space SciencesVolume
10Pagination
1-11ISSN
2190-5010Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Copernicus GmbHPlace of publication
GermanyRepository Status
- Restricted