Sections and Focus Groups
The AGU is divided into 11 sections that provide the main structure for managing volunteers, developing leaders and honoring scientists. These sections also reflect the breadth of science within geophysics:
- Atmospheric sciences
- Biogeosciences
- Geodesy
- Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism
- Hydrology
- Ocean sciences
- Planetary sciences
- Seismology
- Space physics and aeronomy
- Tectonophysics
- Volcanology, geochemistry, and petrology
There are also 12 focus groups that organize research involving two or more sections. These are
- Atmospheric and space electricity
- Cryosphere sciences
- Earth and planetary surface processes
- Earth and space science informatics
- Mineral and rock physics
- Global environmental change
- Natural hazards
- Near surface geophysics
- Nonlinear geophysics
- Paleoceanography and paleoclimatology
- Study of the Earth's deep interior
- Societal impacts and policy sciences
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