The Golden Anniversary of GEOPHYSICS
Geophysics · 1985
Abstract This Golden Anniversary Issue commemorates the 50th year of publication of GEOPHYSICS. The Associate Editors and I have tried to make this issue a memorable one. It starts with a classic piece of geophysical exploration history written by R. E. Sheriff. There follow 18 invited papers prepared in large part by the Associate Editors but in part by other outstanding geophysicists who also kindly contributed their time. The intent of these invited papers is that they illustrate the state-of-the-art in each of the subfields in GEOPHYSICS in which our readers and authors exhibit interest. I have purposely encouraged the authors to use their own preferences and styles in writing these articles. While this sacrifices uniformity, it does lead to more expressive and more interesting articles. Following the invited papers there are 17 contributed papers which were selected by the Associate Editors as offering an exceptional contribution to the literature. The standards for acceptance in the contributed section of the issue were much higher than for regular issues of GEOPHYSICS. To each of the authors, I express my sincere gratitude for your time, your patience, and especially your skills in communicating to our readers.