Themes of Earth Science Frontiers Issues for 2007 and Beyond

As of 2006 Earth Science Frontiers (ESF) is transitioning from a quarterly publication to bi-monthly publication. Each year, from 2007 onwards, issues of ESF will be developed along three themes:1.Earth Materials for Nos. 1 and 2.2.Earth Tectonics and Dynamics for Nos. 3 and 4.3.Earth Surface Processes for Nos. 5 and 6.'Earth Materials' will focus on the study of the Earth's composition, principally dealing with mineralogy and crystallography, petrology, fluids, mineral deposits and mineral exploration, and geochemistry.'Earth Tectonics and Dynamics' will focus on studies of displacement and deformation of lithosphere, including structural geology, regional tectonics and plate tectonics, continental dynamics, geophysics and tectonophysics.'Earth Surface Processes' will publish studies on the interactions and relationships between the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the atmosphere.