Geophysicists

About the Geophysicist heading in Yellow™

For more information on geophysicists and what they do, look under this Yellow™ heading. Geophysics is the study of the Earth through physical methods. It is a major stream of the Earth sciences category and involves various methods such as seismic, electromagnetic, and radioactivity. Also needed for a more accurate and informed study of the Earth is an equally in depth knowledge of math, physics, and computers. The theories and techniques of geophysics are used in the study of planets in general.

Dating back to the mid 19th century, the term geophysics can be found in scientific writing in Germany. Fröbel is attributed to coining the term ‘geophysik.’ The field of geophysics has many branches. The main three being Seismology (the study of earthquakes and elastic waves), gravity and geodesy (the study of the Earth’s gravity and the size and form of the earth), and atmospheric sciences.

Geophysics as a science has developed due to two main factors. The first is a result of man’s innate curiosity related to the Earth – its event, problems and structure. The second reason stems from the need to discover and use Earth’s natural resources such as petrol, water, minerals, oil, etc. and study related hazards (floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, etc.) to help prevent large scale damage in the future.

Geophysics is applied to the practical business of exploration for oil and gas, exploration of metals, precious metals, and even diamonds. Along with this, the scientific principles are employed for environmental assessments, monitoring and investigations. Australia has developed a new cadre of world class geophysicists developing cutting edge technologies in exploration and environmental geophysics.


 



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