International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans

International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans
AbbreviationIAPSO
Formation1919
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
President
Hans van Haren  Netherlands
Parent organization
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
WebsiteIAPSO Official website

International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO) is one of eight associations of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), constituted within the International Science Council (ISC).[1] It was founded in 1919 as an oceanographic section of the IUGG and renamed an association in 1931.[2] IAPSO is the primary body responsible for maintaining and improving oceanographic standards and practices. The President of IAPSO is Dr. Hans van Haren.

  1. ^ "IAPSO - IAPSO". iapso-ocean.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ Bekiashev, Kamil A.; Serebriakov, Vitali V. (1981), Bekiashev, Kamil A.; Serebriakov, Vitali V. (eds.), "International Association of the Physical Sciences of the Ocean (IAPSO)", International Marine Organizations: Essays on Structure and Activities, Springer Netherlands, pp. 447–452, doi:10.1007/978-94-009-8261-1_34, ISBN 978-94-009-8261-1