Outline of geophysics

Seismic velocities and boundaries in the interior of the Earth sampled by seismic waves.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geophysics:

Geophysics the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations have a broader definition that includes the hydrological cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.

Nature of geophysics

Geophysics can be described as all of the following:

Branches of geophysics

History of geophysics

Main article: History of geophysics

General geophysics concepts

Gravity

Main article: Gravity of Earth

Heat flow

Main article: Geothermal gradient

Electricity

Atmospheric electricity

Electricity in Earth

Electromagnetic waves

Fluid dynamics

Magnetism

Geomagnetism subfields

Earth's magnetic field

Description
Sources
Short-term changes
Long term behavior

Magnetostratigraphy

Rock magnetism

Main article: Rock magnetism

Tectonic applications

Magnetic survey

Radioactivity

Mineral physics

Main article: Mineral physics

Vibration

Main article: Seismology

Closely allied sciences

Atmospheric sciences

Main article: Atmospheric sciences

Geology

Main article: Geology

Engineering

Water on the Earth

Society

Influential persons

Main article: List of geophysicists

Organizations

Publications

Geophysics lists

See also

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