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'''Geophysics''' | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Geophysics''' is the study of the [[earth]] by quantitative [[physics|physical]] methods, namely [[reflection seismology|seismic]], [[magnetometer |magnetic]], electrical, [[electromagnetic]], thermal and [[radioactivity]] methods. | |||
It includes the branches of: | It includes the branches of: | ||
* | * {{r|Seismology}} ([[earthquake]]s and elastic [[wave]]s) | ||
* Gravity (Earth's gravitational field) | * {{r|Gravity}} (Earth's gravitational field) | ||
* | * {{r|Geodesy}} (size and shape of the earth) | ||
* | * {{r|Earth's magnetic field| Geomagnetism}} (including [[ionosphere]], [[magnetosphere]], [[Van Allen radiation belt|Van Allen belts]]) | ||
* Geoelectricity and [[electromagnetic]] methods ([[telluric current]]s, resistivity and conductivity structure, ground penetrating radar (GPR)) | * {{r|Geoelectricity}} and [[electromagnetic]] methods ([[telluric current]]s, resistivity and conductivity structure, ground penetrating radar (GPR)) | ||
* | * {{r|Geothermometry}} (heat from internal processes, [[radioactivity]], heat flow, [[volcano]]logy, and hot springs) | ||
* | * {{r|Hydrology}} (ground and surface water, sometimes including [[glaciology]]) | ||
* | * {{r|Physical oceanography}} | ||
* | * {{r|Tectonophysics}} (geological processes in the earth) | ||
* | * {{r|Exploration geophysics|Exploration, engineering, and environmental geophysics}} | ||
* | * {{r|Geophysical Engineering}} | ||
* | * {{r|Glaciology}} | ||
* | * {{r|Mineral Physics}} | ||
* | * {{r|Engineering geology}} | ||
* {{r|Geophysical MASINT}} | |||
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== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 2 September 2024
Geophysics is the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, namely seismic, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, thermal and radioactivity methods.
It includes the branches of:
- Seismology [r]: Add brief definition or description (earthquakes and elastic waves)
- Gravity [r]: The tendency of objects with mass to accelerate toward each other. [e] (Earth's gravitational field)
- Geodesy [r]: Add brief definition or description (size and shape of the earth)
- Geomagnetism [r]: Add brief definition or description (including ionosphere, magnetosphere, Van Allen belts)
- Geoelectricity [r]: Add brief definition or description and electromagnetic methods (telluric currents, resistivity and conductivity structure, ground penetrating radar (GPR))
- Geothermometry [r]: Add brief definition or description (heat from internal processes, radioactivity, heat flow, volcanology, and hot springs)
- Hydrology [r]: The interdisciplinary study of the movement, characteristics and distribution of water, surface-water (fresh water and salt water), groundwater, and water-quality. [e] (ground and surface water, sometimes including glaciology)
- Physical oceanography [r]: The study of physical processes in the oceans. Topics include currents, tides, large scale ocean circulation and the formation of different water masses, and air-sea interactions such as the generation of surface waves by the wind. [e]
- Tectonophysics [r]: Add brief definition or description (geological processes in the earth)
- Exploration, engineering, and environmental geophysics [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Geophysical Engineering [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Glaciology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mineral Physics [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Engineering geology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Geophysical MASINT [r]: Add brief definition or description
Attribution
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Footnotes