settings throughout Earth's history. Geoscience Communication: covers all aspects of outreach, public engagement, widening participation, knowledge exchange Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems: covers the area of geoscientific instruments. Geoscientific Model Development: covers numerical models of the Earth system and its components. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences: covers research in hydrology, placed within a holistic Earth system science context. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences: covers research on natural hazards. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics: covers nonlinear processes in all branches of Earth, planetary, and solar system sciences. Ocean Science: covers all aspects of ocean science. Soil: covers soil system sciences at the interface between the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Solid Earth: covers the composition, structure and dynamics of the Earth from the surface to the deep interior at all spatial and temporal scales. The Cryosphere: covers all aspects of frozen water and ground on Earth and on other planetary bodies. Weather and Climate Dynamics: covers all aspects of dynamical processes in the atmosphere. Awards The EGU bestows a number of annual awards and medals to recognise scientific achievements. Four of these medals are at union level: the Arthur Holmes Medal for Solid Earth Geosciences, the Alfred Wegener Medal for atmospheric, hydrological, or ocean sciences, the Jean Dominique Cassini Medal for planetary and space sciences, and the Alexander von Humboldt Medal for scientists from developing countries (with emphasis on Latin America and Africa), who have achieved exceptional international standing in geosciences and planetary and space sciences, defined in their widest senses. The EGU also has four union awards: the Angela Croome Award, for Earth, space and planetary sciences journalism the Arne Richter Awards for Outstanding Early Career Scientists (formerly Outstanding Young Scientist Award), for achievements made by early career scientists in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences (these awards are selected from the Division level Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award Winners. the Katia and Maurice Krafft Award, for geoscience outreach and engagement Union Service Award, for outstanding services for the EGU. At division level there are 27 medals for outstanding scientists and division awards for early career researchers. Each year Outstanding Student Poster and PICO Awards are selected for participating divisions. See also List of geoscience organizations Journals published by the EGU References External links Imaggeo: the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union EGU Newsletter: a monthly, email information service for EGU members GeoLog, the