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Geophysics (/ ˌdʒiːoʊˈfɪzɪks /) is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis.
Geophysics is a field of earth sciences that uses the methods of physics to investigate the physical properties of the Earth and the processes that have determined and continue to govern its evolution.
The 5 chapters presented here started off as a set of rough lecture notes and are updated every year. Chapter 1: The Earth in the Solar System (PDF) 1.1 Solar System Formation, Accretion, and the Early Thermal State of the Earth. 1.2 Rotation and Angular Momentum. 1.3 The Sun. 1.4 Planetary Formation. 1.5 Early Thermal State of the Earth.
This course is designed to be a survey of the various subdisciplines of geophysics (geodesy, gravity, geomagnetism, seismology, and geodynamics) and how they might relate to or be relevant for other planets.
The Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, IGF PAN) is a scientific institution representing the main stream of Polish basic research in Earth sciences.
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 ...
Geophysics deals with a wide array of geologic phenomena, including the temperature distribution of the Earth’s interior; the source, configuration, and variations of the geomagnetic field; and the large-scale features of the terrestrial crust, such as rifts, continental sutures, and mid-oceanic ridges.
