International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Abbreviation	IUGG
Formation	1919
Type	INGO
Location	Potsdam, Germany;
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	English, French
President	Chris Rizos (Australia)
Secretary General	Alexander Rudloff (Germany)
Treasurer	Niels Andersen (Denmark)
Executive Secretary	Franz Kuglitsch (Germany)
Website	www.iugg.org

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.

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.

^ Lyons, Henry G. (1919). "The Brussels Meeting of the International Research Council". Nature. 103 (2598): 464–466. Bibcode:1919Natur.103..464H. doi:10.1038/103464b0.
^ Cochrane, Rexmond C. (1978). The National Academy of Sciences: The First Hundred Years, 1863-1963. National Academies.
^ 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.
^ Ismail-Zadeh, Alik (2016). "Geoscience international: the role of scientific unions". History of Geo- and Space Sciences. 7 (2): 103–123. Bibcode:2016HGSS....7..103I. doi:10.5194/hgss-7-103-2016.
^ 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. doi:10.5194/hgss-10-17-2019.

[1] Lyons, Henry G. (1919). "The Brussels Meeting of the International Research Council". Nature. 103 (2598): 464–466. Bibcode:1919Natur.103..464H. doi:10.1038/103464b0.

[Cochrane-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 (2): 103–123. Bibcode:2016HGSS....7..103I. doi:10.5194/hgss-7-103-2016.

[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. doi:10.5194/hgss-10-17-2019.

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