The Indian Geophysical Union is the

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's scientific body responsible for all activities related with

Earth Science Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

System such as

seismology Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic ...

magnetism Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other. Because both electric currents and magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, ...

meteorology Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...

geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

volcanology Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma and related geology, geological, geophysical and geochemistry, geochemical phenomena (volcanism). The term ''volcanology'' is derived from the Latin language, Latin ...

oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of to ...

hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...

and tectonophysics and to encourage the study of and research in geophysical problems and to provide media for publication of the results. It is situated near another Geophysical Centre Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services,

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Awards, Lectures and Medals

Source: * ''PROF.K.R.RAMANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE'': Instituted in, and issued annually since 1993. An eminent earth/atmospheric scientist is invited to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest. The invited scientist is presented with a Gold Medal. * ''DR.H.N.SIDDIQUE MEMORIAL LECTURE'': Instituted in, and issued annually since 2001, an eminent earth/ocean scientist to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest. The invited scientist is presented with a Gold Medal. * ''PRINCE MUKHARRAMJAH ENDOWMENT LECTURE'': instituted in 1964 an eminent earth scientist to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest to earth sciences. Since 1993 the invitee has been presented with a Gold Medal. * Each year it also gives out the Krishnan Medal for outstanding work by a

geophysicist Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct investigations acros ...

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...

under the age of 40.

References

External links

Federation of Indian Geosciences Associations

Indian Geophysical Union, Official Website
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