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Properties of the papers on the properties of the solid Earth
Author(s) -
Verosub Kenneth L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/95rg00934
Subject(s) - solid earth , section (typography) , face (sociological concept) , political science , interpretation (philosophy) , geophysics , special section , federal budget , library science , history , geology , law , computer science , sociology , physics , engineering physics , social science , fiscal year , programming language , operating system
The continuing Congressional assault on the Federal budget jeopardizes some, if not all, of the funding that supports the research described in the IUGG Quadrennial Report. For this reason, it is imperative that geophysicists come out of their labs and away from their computers to consider broader questions about the place of geophysical research in the national science agenda and in American society. As editor of the section of the IUGG Quadrennial Report on the properties of the solid earth, I have had to read every paper in this section at least once. Although these papers nominally represent only one‐sixth of the geophysical research done in the United States during the past four years, I believe they are a microcosm of the problems and challenges that face the entire profession. What follows is my interpretation of what these papers say about the nature of the scientific endeavor in geophysics and its health and well‐being (or lack thereof).