Introduction to Geophysics

Christoph Clauser accepted the professorship for Applied Geophysics at RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, Germany in 2000. There, from 2007 until his retirement in 2018, he held the Chair of Applied Geophysics and Geothermal Energy at the E.ON Energy Research Center. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences - German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He is specialized in geophysical aspects of reservoir engineering, particularly related to geothermal energy, hydrocarbons, and geological carbon dioxide sequestration.

• Fundamentals of geophysics, the Earth in the universe, its material composition, and itsinternal structure.- Radioactive decay and rock ages.- Earthquakes and Earth's structure.- Gravity field and figure of the Earth.- Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere.- Earth's heat and temperature field