《地球物理學調查》發表論文，研究地球表面和周圍空間發生的物理過程，包括地球與太陽系其他天體的相互作用。發表在該雜志上的論文為廣泛的地球物理學界，即所有具有一定物理學背景的地球科學家，無論他們是在學術界工作還是從事其他專業活動，提供了一份簡明扼要、結構良好的綜述，綜述了最近在熱點領域的研究進展。在他們所描述的開拓性工作之后，盡快發表的評論文章的性質是，研究生也可以在他們的課程中使用這些評論文章作為教科書的替代品。地球物理調查所涉及的學科包括地球物理研究所IUGG和AGU所涵蓋的所有領域:固體地球、海洋和大氣、太陽陸地現象、行星和空間物理、水文、大氣物理、氣象學、磁層和電離層;月球和陸相行星的地球物理學;以及自然資源勘探物理學，包括應用地球物理學方法和技術的新發展。因此，地球物理學調查的讀者可以對他們自己領域的最新發展提供成熟的、深思熟慮的評論，他們可能有信心跟上自己領域的最新發展。其無與倫比的可及性和覆蓋面之廣使地球物理學調查成為地球科學的主要專業出版物之一。

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.