Year: 1937
Type: article
Abstract: "Geophysics" means "Physics of the Earth." While in physics one tries to eliminate the effects of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields of the earth, in geophysics these fields, their properties and effects, and the structure and properties of parts of the earth are studied.
Source: Geophysics
DOI: 10.1190/1.1438082
Author: Beno Gutenberg
Institution: California Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2118060253