The Oceanography Society
The Oceanography Society is a non-profit society founded in 1988. True to its name, it is an oceanographical organization that aims to promote communication among oceanographers. spread knowledge through research and education, and to provide a constituency for building consensus amongst the sub-disciplines of the field.[1] The idea for forming a oceanographic society was hatched by a group of scientists, who approched both the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society with the idea. They both responded positively to the idea, leading to several oceanographical events in the time. However, the need developed for an independant community, resulting in the formation of the society. These early developments were parelleled by developments in the Challenger Society for Marine Science.[2]
The society publishes the scientific journal Oceanography, which since 1988 publishes articles on all oceanic disiplines.[1] In addition it gives out three awards: the Jerlov Award, awarded "in Recognition of Contribution Made to the Advancement of Our Knowledge of the Nature and Consequences of Light in the Ocean",[3]; the Walter Munk Award, "awarded in Recognition of Distinguished Research in Oceanography Related to Sound and the Sea"[4]; and the Fellows Program, which "recognizes individuals who have attained eminence in oceanography through their outstanding contributions to the field of oceanography or its applications during a substantial period of years."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Oceanography Society". Oceanography Society. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Cite error: The named reference "ocea-main" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Baker, D. James (1988). "How the Oceanography Society Came to Be: Its Past and its Future" (PDF). Oceanography. 1 (1). Oceanography Society. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "The Jerlov Award". Oceanography Society. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "The Walter Munk Award". Oceanography Society. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "The Oceanography Society Fellows Program". Oceanography Society. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
External links
- Oceanography Society home.
- Oceanography Online Archive. All back issues of the journal are fully online.