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1 Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia earth-prints home page roma library bologna library catania library milano library napoli library palerm Subject Classification Earth-prints organize its contents within of this subject classification. This classification is not definitive, if you think that we have missed any relevant topic or if you have any question/comment about it, send us a feedback. 01. Atmosphere Atmosphere Composition and Structure Climate Pollution Processes and Dynamics Radiation Thermodynamics Volcanic effects Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Ionosphere Ion chemistry and composition Dynamics Forecasts Plasma Physics Wave propagation Instruments and techniques Scintillations General or miscellaneous Magnetosphere Interplanetary physics Magnetic storms Magnetospheric physics Structure and dynamics Solar variability and solar wind Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous 02. Cryosphere Permafrost Active layer Cryobiology Cryosol Periglacial processes Seasonally frozen ground 1 di 6

2 Thermokarst Tundra Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Glaciers Avalanches Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction Geomorphology Ice Ice dynamics Mass balance Ocean/ice interaction Rock glaciers Snow Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Ice cores Aerosols Atmospheric Chemistry Climate Indicators Ice Core Air Bubbles Paleoclimate Precipitation Teleconnection Temperature Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Sea ice Atmosphere/sea ice/ocean interaction Leads Polynas Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous 03. Hydrosphere General Analytical and numerical modeling Equatorial and regional oceanography Global climate models Ocean data assimilation and reanalysis Operational oceanography Paleoceanography and paleoclimatology Physical and biogeochemical interactions Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Hydrology Channel networks Hydrological processes: interaction, transport, dynamics Groundwater processes Measurements and monitoring 2 di 6

3 Models and Forecasts Water resources Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Physical Air/water/earth interactions General circulation Interannual-to-decadal ocean variability Upper ocean and mixed layer processes Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Chemical and biological Biogeochemical cycles Carbon cycling Chemistry of waters Ecosystems Gases Hydrothermal systems Radioactivity and isotopes Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous 04. Solid Earth Earth Interior Composition and state Geological and geophysical evidences of deep processes Mantle and Core dynamics Mineral physics and properties of rocks Rheology General or miscellaneous Exploration geophysics Geochemical exploration Gravity methods Heat flow Magnetic and electrical methods Downhole, radioactivity, remote sensing, and other methods Seismic methods Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous Geodesy Crustal deformations Earth rotation Gravity and isostasy Gravity anomalies Gravity variations Measurements and monitoring Satellite geodesy Theory and Models Instruments and techniques General or miscellaneous 3 di 6

4 Geology Earthquake geology and paleoseismology Geochronology Geomorphology Marine geology Mineralogy and petrology Rheology, friction, and structure of fault zones Rock geochemistry Sediments: dating, processes, transport Structural geology Stratigraphy Instruments and techniques Fluid Geochemistry General or miscellaneous Geomagnetism Dynamo theory Geomagnetic field variations and reversals Global and regional models Magnetic anomalies Main geomagnetic field Paleomagnetism Rock magnetism Instruments and techniques Environmental magnetism General or miscellaneous Seismology Earthquake faults: properties and evolution Earthquake interactions and probability Earthquake source and dynamics Ground motion Historical seismology Surveys, measurements, and monitoring Tomography and anisotropy Volcano seismology Waves and wave analysis Instruments and techniques Seismic risk General or miscellaneous Tectonophysics Continents Geodynamics Heat generation and transport Plate boundaries, motion, and tectonics Stress Subduction related processes Tectonics Volcanic arcs General or miscellaneous Volcanology Gases Experimental volcanism 4 di 6

5 Magmas Thermodynamics Volcanic rocks Volcano monitoring Instruments and techniques Volcanic risk General or miscellaneous 05. General Computational geophysics Data processing Cellular automata, fuzzy logic, genetic alghoritms, neural networks Inverse methods Statistical analysis Algorithms and implementation General or miscellaneous Data dissemination Geochemical data Seismological data Volcanic eruptions Hydrogeological data Collections General or miscellaneous Educational, History of Science, Public Issues General or miscellaneous Instrumentation and techniques of general interest General or miscellaneous Mathematical geophysics General or miscellaneous Methods General or miscellaneous Space and Planetary sciences Solar-terrestrial interaction Space weather General or miscellaneous Risk Environmental risk Hydrogeological risk General or miscellaneous Miscellaneous General or miscellaneous 5 di 6

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