INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 



Association Internationale d'Oceanographie 

 Physique ('37) 



History or origin: Successor to the Section d'Oceano- 

 graphie of the International Union of Geodesy 

 and Geophysics. This Union was founded in 

 1919 and had for one of its original constituents 

 the "Section d'Oceanographie Physique." The 

 first General Assembly of the Section was held 

 at Paris in 1921 and its scientific scope was 

 summarized as follows: 



"Morphology of the sea bottom, 

 Morphology of the surface of the oceans and seas, 

 Movements of water masses, and 

 Physical and chemical studies of sea water." 



A General Assembly of the Section was held at 

 Rome in 1922 on the occasion of the first General 

 Assembly of the Union. At this Assembly it was 

 decided to invite the cooperation of biologists and 

 the Section was subsequently styled "Section 

 d'Oceanographie." 



A General Assembly of the Union was held at 

 Stockholm in 1930, the last under the original 

 Statutes. New statutes of the Union were drawn 

 up and the Sections were replaced by Associations. 

 It was decided that the "Section d'Oceanographie" 

 should be replaced by the "Association d'Oceano- 

 graphie Physique," and at the General Assembly 

 at Lisbon in 1933, statutes of the Association 

 were drawn n\). 



Location: No permanent headquarters. 



Organization to which attached: Union Geod6sique et 

 Geophysique Internationale. 



Purposes: (1) To promote the study of problems 

 which concern physical oceanography. 



(2) To stimulate and coordinate those researches 

 that need the cooperation of several countries 

 and to assure their scientific discussion as well 

 as their publication. 



(3) To assist special researches, such as a com- 

 parison of instruments used in different countries. 



Scope of activities: The section of oceanography in 

 which mathematics, physics, and chemistry are 

 utilized for the scientific study of the sea. 



Equipment: None. 



Staff: Officers and Executive Committee for the 

 period commencing December 24, 1936. 



President, Professor B. Helland-Hansen, Det 



Geofysiske Institutt, Bergen, Norway. 

 Vice President, Monsieur E. Fichot, 47 Avenue 



de Neuilly, Neuilly dur Seine. 

 General Secretary, Professor J. Proudman, 



The University, Liverpool, 3. 

 Members of the E.xecutive Committee, to 

 retire in 1939: Mr. D. J. Matthews, Professor 

 T. G. Thompson, Professor R. Witting. 

 Members of the Executive Committee, to 

 retire in 1942: Professor M. Knudsen, Dr. T. 

 Okada, Dr. A. Ramalho, Dr. P. M. van Riel. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: None. 

 Income: Sources: Subscriptions from adhering coun- 

 tries received through the Union Geodesique et 

 Geophysique Internationale. 

 Amount: Variable. 

 Provision for publication of i-esults: Two series of 

 special publications: "Publications Scientifiques," 

 and "Proces-Verbaux." 



Commission Internationale pour I'Exploration 

 Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee (37) 



History or origin: The organization' meeting of this 

 Commission was held in Madrid on November 17 

 to 20, 1919, at the invitation of the Spanish 

 Government. The King of Spain presided at the 

 first meeting of the conference. The subsequent 

 meetings were presided over by His Serene 

 Highness, the Prince of Monaco. The following 

 governments were represented by delegates: 

 Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Monaco, 

 Tunis, and Turkey. 



Location: The Commission meets at different places 

 as determined by the Central Bureau. 



Independent organization composed of delegates of 



' Commission internationale pour I'Exploration scien- 

 tifique de la Mer Mediterranee Conference de Madrid, Bull. 

 Comm. internat. I'Explor. sci. Mer Mediterranee, no. 1, 

 pp. 1-24, January 15, 1920. 



Commission internationale pour I'Exploration scien- 

 tifique de la Mer Mediterranee, Bull. Comm. internat. 

 I'Explor. sci. Mer Mediterranee, no. 2, pp. 1-23, February 

 29, 1920. 



