《地球物理學(xué)調(diào)查》發(fā)表論文，研究地球表面和周圍空間發(fā)生的物理過(guò)程，包括地球與太陽(yáng)系其他天體的相互作用。發(fā)表在該雜志上的論文為廣泛的地球物理學(xué)界，即所有具有一定物理學(xué)背景的地球科學(xué)家，無(wú)論他們是在學(xué)術(shù)界工作還是從事其他專業(yè)活動(dòng)，提供了一份簡(jiǎn)明扼要、結(jié)構(gòu)良好的綜述，綜述了最近在熱點(diǎn)領(lǐng)域的研究進(jìn)展。在他們所描述的開(kāi)拓性工作之后，盡快發(fā)表的評(píng)論文章的性質(zhì)是，研究生也可以在他們的課程中使用這些評(píng)論文章作為教科書(shū)的替代品。地球物理調(diào)查所涉及的學(xué)科包括地球物理研究所IUGG和AGU所涵蓋的所有領(lǐng)域:固體地球、海洋和大氣、太陽(yáng)陸地現(xiàn)象、行星和空間物理、水文、大氣物理、氣象學(xué)、磁層和電離層;月球和陸相行星的地球物理學(xué);以及自然資源勘探物理學(xué)，包括應(yīng)用地球物理學(xué)方法和技術(shù)的新發(fā)展。因此，地球物理學(xué)調(diào)查的讀者可以對(duì)他們自己領(lǐng)域的最新發(fā)展提供成熟的、深思熟慮的評(píng)論，他們可能有信心跟上自己領(lǐng)域的最新發(fā)展。其無(wú)與倫比的可及性和覆蓋面之廣使地球物理學(xué)調(diào)查成為地球科學(xué)的主要專業(yè)出版物之一。

Surveys in Geophysics publishes papers on the study of the physical processes occurring within the Earth on its surface and in the space surrounding it including its interaction with other bodies in the solar system. The papers appearing in the journal present a concise well constructed review of recent advances in areas of topical interest written for the broad geophysical community i.e. all earth scientists having some background in physics whether they are working in academia or are engaged in other professional activities. The nature of the review articles which appear as soon as is practicable after the pioneering work which they describe is such that they can also be used by graduate students in their coursework as an alternative to textbooks. The subjects dealt with in Surveys in Geophysics comprise all areas covered by EGS IUGG and AGU: the solid Earth its oceans and atmosphere solar?terrestrial phenomena planets and space physics hydrology atmospheric physics meteorology the magnetosphere and ionosphere; the geophysics of the Moon and the terrestrial-type planets; and the physics of exploration for natural resources including new developments in the methods and techniques of applied geophysics. Readers of Surveys in Geophysics thus have available mature thoughtful reviews of recent developments in their own field and they may be confident of keeping abreast in areas peripheral to their own. Its unparalleled access and breadth of coverage make Surveys in Geophysics one of the leading specialist publications on the Earth sciences.