Cryospheric organizations / partnerships
Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW):
GCW is a WMO cross-cutting initiative operating under the remit of the Infrastructure Commission (INFCOM).
See here for the alternate GCW homepage.
IACS liaisons : Charles Fierz (GCW-AG), Minghu Ding (EC-PHORS)
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
SCAR, IASC, and IACS share a common interest in ice and snow on Earth (the cryosphere). All three organizations are affiliated with the International Council for Science (ICS), which encourages the development of strong links between its subsidiary entities.
IACS liaisons: Andrew Mackintosh (SCAR), Richard Essery (IASC);
Letters of agreement: dated 8 July 2008, renewed 16 April 2013 and 6 January 2020
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
IACS liaison: Anais Orsi;
Memorandum of Understanding: signed 29 Sep 2011
Other Cryospheric Organizations
- Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
- Climate and Cryosphere (CliC), a project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
- Cryosphere Sciences, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Division on Cryospheric Sciences, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- International Commission on Snow and Ice Hydrology (ICSIH)
- International Glaciological Society (IGS)
- International Permafrost Association (IPA)
- Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- Cryosphere Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
IACS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the 10 organizations above in 2012.