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Surveys in Geophysics publishes refereed review articles on the physical, chemical and biological processes occurring within the Earth, on its surface, in its atmosphere and in the near-Earth space environment, including relations with other bodies in the solar system. Observations, their interpretation, theory and modelling are covered in papers dealing with any of the Earth and space sciences. 

The papers present balanced and well constructed reviews of recent advances in areas of topical interest, written for the broad geophysical community, i.e. all Earth scientists having some background in science, especially physics, whether they are working in academia, government or industry. The nature and level of the review articles, which appear as soon as is practicable after the pioneering work that they describe, is such that researchers starting their careers will find them useful. 

The subjects dealt with in Surveys in Geophysics comprise all areas covered by the AGU, EGU and IUGG - all aspects of the solid Earth, geodesy, oceans and atmosphere, meteorology and climate, hydrology, environmental issues, solar-terrestrial and space physics, plus the physics of the Moon and the terrestrial-type planets. The physics of the exploration for natural resources, including new methods and techniques of applied geophysics, natural hazards, biogeosciences and instrumentation are also covered, as are nonlinear processes. Novel diagrams are especially encouraged. 

Readers of Surveys in Geophysics thus not only have available mature, thoughtful reviews of recent developments in their own field but also keep up to date in areas outside their own. The journal's breadth of coverage, both disciplinary and interdisciplinary, makes Surveys in Geophysics one of the leading specialist publications in the Earth and space sciences.

Editor-in-Chief:
Michael J. Rycroft
CAESAR Consultancy, Cambridge, UK; email: michaelrycroft@btinternet.com
Associate Editors:
E. Becker, Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Kühlungsborn, Germany (MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS); W.-G. Früh, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (NON-LINEAR SCIENCES);M. Fullekrug, University of Bath, United Kingdom (HIGH ENERGY ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA.); Y.J. Gu, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (SEISMOLOGY); A. Ismail-Zadeh, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (NATURAL HAZARDS); S.-I. Karato, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A (GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS); M. Küehn, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany (ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT); F. Kwasniok, University of Exeter, UK (CLIMATE DYNAMICS); F.-J. Lübken, Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Kühlungsborn, Germany (MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE);M. Mandea, Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales, Paris, France (GEOMAGNETISM AND POTENTIAL FIELDS); P.J. Minnett, University of Miami, FL, USA (OCEAN STUDIES FROM SPACE); P. Queralt, University of Barcelona, Spain (ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION); O. Santolik, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic (SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS); N. Sneeuw, University of Stuttgart, Germany (GEODESY); A. Tassara, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile (GEODYNAMICS); F. Tilmann, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany (SEISMOLOGY); R. Woods, University of Bristol, UK (HYDROLOGY).