CNC/IUGG: 2003 Quadrennial Report
GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS IN CANADA 1999-2003
QUADRENNIAL REPORT
of the
CANADIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
for the
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS
PREPARED on the OCCASION
of the
XXIII GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IUGG
SAPPORO, JAPAN
JULY 2003
INTRODUCTION
This report summarizes the research carried out in Canada in the fields
of geodesy and geophysics during the quadrennial 1999-2003. It was
prepared under the direction of the Canadian National Committee for
the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (CNC/IUGG). The
CNC/IUGG is administered by the Canadian Geophysical Union, in consultation
with the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society and other
Canadian scientific organizations, including the Canadian Association
of Physicists, the Geological Association of Canada, and the Canadian
Institute of Geomatics. The IUGG adhering organization for Canada
is the National Research Council of Canada.
Among other duties, the CNC/IUGG is responsible for:
- collecting and reconciling the many views of the constituent
Canadian scientific community on relevant issues
- identifying, representing, and promoting the capabilities and
distinctive competence of the community on the international stage
- enhancing the depth and breadth of the participation of the
community in the activities and events of the IUGG and related
organizations
- establishing the mechanisms for communicating to the community
the views of the IUGG and information about the activities of
the IUGG.
The aim of this report is to communicate to both the Canadian and
international scientific communities the research areas and research
progress that has been achieved in geodesy and geophysics over the
last four years.
This report also contains four recommendations for IUGG’s consideration.
CNC/IUGG wants a strong IUGG within our evolving international scientific
community.
The main body of this report is divided into seven sections: one
for each of the seven major scientific disciplines as represented
by the seven sister societies of the IUGG. Each section is titled
with the name of the corresponding society and was complied by,
and under the direction of, a member of the CNC/IUGG affiliated
with that society.
In the interest of compiling and disseminating this report in a
timely fashion, no attempt has been made to harmonize the styles
of the different sections.
The full text of the report is only available electronically. It
is available through the web site of the CNC/IUGG at:
http://www.cgu-ugc.ca/cnc-iugg/
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IUGG
Through its experiences over the last 4 years, CNC/IUGG would like
to make the following recommendations to IUGG:
CNC/IUGG:
Supports the effort to renew IUGG and to maintain its international
leadership. Other societies, such as the American Geophysical Union
and the European Geosciences Union, are expanding and, although
unintended, these as well as other developments are compromising
IUGG’s position within our scientific community.
Recommends that IUGG send summary material to member societies
to clarify its role, activities, and relations with other societies.
Preferably, this should be in the form of a relatively short article
for inclusion in various newsletters.Many members of societies such
as CGU and CMOS are unclear as to the nature of IUGG.
Recommends that IUGG Assemblies should be shortened from two weeks
to one week.
Recommends that a summary of Quadrennial Reports from all countries
should be produced and circulated as a global assessment of the
state of our science
MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR IUGG
The current membership of CNC/IUGG is:
Chairman:
Dr. Ronald E. Stewart
Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
McGill University
805 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Phone: 1-514-398-1380
FAX: 1-514-398-6115
E-mail: Ronald.Stewart@mcgill.ca
CGU Secretariat:
Dr. Masaki Hayashi
Secretary, Canadian Geophysical Union
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Tel: (403) 220-2794
Fax: (403) 284-0074
E-mail: cgu@ucalgary.ca
IAG:
Senior Member:
Dr. Jan Kouba
Geodetic Survey of Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
615 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9
Tel: (613) 992-2678
FAX: (613) 992-2061
E-mail: kouba@geod.emr.ca
Junior Member:
Dr. Spiros Pagiatakis
Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Science
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Tel: (416) 736-2100 x20644
FAX: (416) 736-5817
E-mail: spiros@yorku.ca
IAGA:
Senior Member
Prof. R.E. Horita
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2
Tel: (250) 721-7731
FAX: (250) 721-7715
E-mail:horita@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca
Junior Member
Dr. Randy Enkin
Pacific Geoscience Centre
Geological Survey of Canada
P.O. Box 6000
9860 West Saanich Road
Sidney, B.C., Canada, V8L 3L3
Tel: (250)-363-6431
FAX: (250)-363-6565
E-mail: REnkin@NRCan.gc.ca
IAHS:
Senior Member:
Taha B.M.J. Ouarda, Ph.D., P.E., Professeur
Chaire en Hydrologie Statistique
INRS-ETE, Université du Quebec
2800 Einstein, C.P. 7500,
Ste-Foy (QC), G1V 4C7 CANADA
E-mail: taha_ouarda@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca
Tel : (418) 654-3842
Fax : (418) 654-2600
Junior Member
Dr. John Pomeroy
Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences
University of Weales
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
SY23 3DB Wales
United Kingdom
E-mail: John.Pomeroy@aber.ac.uk
Tel: 44-1970-622781
Fax: 44-1970-622659
IAMAS:
Senior Member
Prof. Ronald E. Stewart
Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
McGill University
805 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Phone: 1-514-398-1380
FAX: 1-514-398-6115
E-mail:Ronald.Stewart@mcgill.ca
Junior Member
Prof. Charles Lin
Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
McGill University
805 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Tel: (514)-398-6079
FAX: (514)-398-6115
E-mail: lin@zephyr.meteo.McGill.ca
IAPSO:
Senior Member
Dr. Michael W. Stacey
Department of Physics
Royal Military College of Canada
P.O. Box 17000 Stn Forces
Kingston, Ontario K7K 7B4
Tel: (613) 541-6000 x 6414
FAX: (613) 541-6040
E-mail: stacey-m@rmc.ca
Junior Member
Dr. William (Bill) Crawford
Institute of Ocean Sciences
9860 West Saanich Road
Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2
Tel: (250)-363-6369
FAX: (250)-363-6479
E-mail: crawfordb@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
IASPEI:
Senior Member
Prof. Keith E. Louden
Dept. of Oceanography
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1
Tel: (902) 494-3452
FAX: (902) 494-3877
E-mail: Keith.Louden@dal.ca
Junior Member
Dr. Bruce Buffett
Geophysics & Astronomy
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of B.C.
Vancouver, B.C., V6T1Z4
Tel: (604) 822-3466
FAX: (604) 822-6088
E-mail: buffett@geop.ubc.ca
IAVCEI:
Senior Member
Dr. C. J. Hickson
Geological Survey of Canada
101-605 Robson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3
Tel: (604) 666-2965
FAX: (604) 666-7507
E-mail: chickson@gsc.NRCan.gc.ca
Junior Member
Dr. John Stix
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
McGill University
3450 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7
Tel: (514) 398-5391
FAX: (514) 398-4680
E-mail: stix@eps.mcgill.ca
IUGG Bureau:
There are no Canadian members of the IUGG Bureau over the 1999-2003
period.
ASSOCIATION REPORTS
Section 1: IAG International Association
of Geodesy
Section 2: IAGA International Association
of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
Section 3: IAHS International Association
of Hydrological Sciences
[Rich Text Format (RTF)] - readable with most word-processing software
Section 4: IAMAS International Association
of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Section 5: IAPSO International Association
of the Physical Sciences of the Ocean
Section 6: IASPEI International Association
of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior
[Portable Document Format (PDF)] - viewable via Adobe
Acrobat Reader
Section 7: IAVCEI International Association of Volcanology
and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
[No 1999-2003 Report is available for IAVCEI]
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