Geophysics

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Geophysics, a branch of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physics methods, especially by reflection seismology, Electromagnetism, and radioactivity methods. The theories and techniques of geophysics are employed extensively in the planetary sciences in general.

The field of geophysics includes the branches of:

Seismology (earthquakes and elastic waves)
Earth's gravity and geodesy (the Earth's gravitational field and the size and form of the Earth)
Atmospheric science, which includes:

* Atmospheric electricity and Earth's magnetic field (including ionosphere, Van Allen radiation belt, telluric currents, Radiant energy, etc.) * Meteorology and Climatology, which both involve studies of the weather. * Aeronomy, the study of the physical structure and chemistry of the atmosphere.

Geothermometry (heating of the Earth, heat flow, volcanology, and hot springs)
Hydrology (ground and surface water, sometimes including glaciology)
Physical oceanography
Tectonophysics (geological processes in the Earth)
Geodynamics (numerical study of the inner Earth)
Exploration geophysics
Geophysical Engineering
Glaciology
Petrophysics
Applied geophysics
Mineral Physics
Engineering geology