International scientific organization

IAPSO/IUGG - International Association of Physical Sciences of the Oceans

At the first General Assembly of IUGG (Rome, 1922), the Section d'Océanographie became one of the constituent Sections of the Union. Its current name was assigned during the XIV General Assembly of IUGG (Zurich, 1967). IAPSO promotes the study of the physical sciences of the oceans, the interactions taking place on the seabed, on the coasts and when in contact with the atmosphere, by organizing international conferences and publishing material for scholars studying the oceans around the world. Its Committees, sub-committees and workshops encourage new international cutting-edge research. Furthermore, IAPSO provides basic services, such as the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level and IAPSO Standard Seawater Service. IAPSO collaborates closely with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and with the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) ICSU. IAPSO is one of the eight associations that have joined the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). IAPSO's president is a member of the SCOR Executive Committee and also president of IAMAS.

IAPSO has International committees on the following topics:

  • Mean Sea Level and Tides
  • Properties of sea water (in collaboration with SCOR and IAPWS)
  • Tsunami Committees (in partnership with IASPEI and IAVCEI)
  • Geo-risk Committees (in collaboration with IAMAS, IAHS, IASPEI and IAVCEI)
  • International Ocean Network (in partnership with IASPEI and IAGA).

Info

Delegate

dott. KATRIN SCHROEDER

CNR
Istituto di Scienze Marine
Arsenale - Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F - 30122 Venezia
Phone number: +39 041 2407946
Email: katrin.schroeder@ismar.cnr.it

Substitute delegate

dott. ANDREA CUCCO

CNR
Istituto per lo studio degli impatti antropici e sostenibilità in ambiente marino
Località Sa Mardini - 09072 Torregrande (OR)
Phone number: +39 0783 229138
Email: andrea.cucco@cnr.it

Reports IAPSO/IUGG

Last update: 28/03/2024