Treatise on Geophysics

A comprehensive summary of the state of geophysics. Offering an array of articles from some of the top scientists around the world, this title contains 11-volumes that deals with major parts of Solid-Earth Geophysics, including a volume on the terrestrial planets and moons in our solar system.

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The keys to the success of an enterprise such as the Treatise on Geophysics are the editors of the individual volumes and the authors who have contributed chapters. The editors are leaders in their fields of expertise, as distinguished a group of geophysicists as could be assembled on the planet. They know well the topics that had to be covered to achieve the breadth and depth required by the Treatise, and they know who were the best of their colleagues to write on each subject. The list of chapter authors is an impressive one, consisting of geophysicists who have made major contributions to their fields of study. The quality and coverage achieved by this group of editors and authors has insured that the Treatise will be the definitive major reference work and textbook in geophysics.

Each volume of the Treatise begins with an Overview chapter by the volume editor. The Overviews provide the editors' perspectives of their fields, views of the past, present, and future. They also summarize the contents of their volumes and discuss important topics not addressed elsewhere in the chapters. The Overview chapters are excellent introductions to their volumes. The volumes of the Treatise are:



Volume 1: Seismology and Structure of the Earth
Volume 2: Mineral Physics
Volume 3: Geodesy
Volume 4: Earthquake Seismology
Volume 5: Geomagnetism
Volume 6: Crustal and Lithosphere Dynamics
Volume 7: Mantle Dynamics
Volume 8: Core Dynamics
Volume 9: Evolution of the Earth
Volume 10: Planets and Moons

An eleventh volume of the Treatise provides a comprehensive index.