Geomathematics
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1|Diagram of Al-Biruni’s method, involving [[geometry and surveying, for determining Earth’s radius using the height of a mountain and the dip angle to the horizon. This early application of trigonometry and algebra to geophysical measurement is a foundational example of geomathematics.]]
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16 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Geophysical fluid dynamics
- Geophysical inverse theory
- Fractals and complexity
- Data assimilation
- Geophysical statistics
- Terrestrial Tomography
- Crystallography
- Geophysics
- Geomorphology
- Glaciology
- Academic journals
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
thumb|upright=1|Diagram of Al-Biruni’s method, involving [[geometry and surveying, for determining Earth’s radius using the height of a mountain and the dip angle to the horizon. This early application of trigonometry and algebra to geophysical measurement is a foundational example of geomathematics.]]
Geomathematics (also: mathematical geosciences, mathematical geology, mathematical geophysics) is the application of mathematical methods to solve problems in geosciences, including geology and geophysics, and particularly geodynamics and seismology.