IACS: past, present, and future of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences
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Published:2019-04-16
Issue:1
Volume:10
Page:97-107
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ISSN:2190-5029
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Container-title:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Hist. Geo Space. Sci.
Author:
Allison Ian, Fierz CharlesORCID, Hock RegineORCID, Mackintosh Andrew, Kaser Georg, Nussbaumer Samuel U.ORCID
Abstract
Abstract. 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.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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