Journal subject areas

The journal subject areas are defined by the following index terms below. These terms represent the keywords to be chosen for assignment of submitted manuscripts to individual topic editors.

Sun & heliosphere - Chromosphere
- Corona
- Energetic particles
- EUV/UV emission
- Flares and flare-CME relation
- Interplanetary scintillation
- Photosphere
- Propagation of CMEs in the Heliosphere
- Radio emissions
- Solar activity
- Solar and Stellar relation
- Solar irradiance
- Solar Magnetic field
- Transition region
- Visible emission
- X-ray and Gamma ray emission
Haberreiter, Scott, Temmer, Wurz
Magnetosphere & space plasma physics - Auroral phenomena
- Bow shock and foreshock
- Current systems
- Electric fields
- Energetic particles, precipitating
- Energetic particles, trapped
- Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers
- Magnetosheath
- Magnetosphere interactions with satellites and rings
- Magnetosphere–ionosphere interactions
- Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics
- Magnetotail
- Magnetotail boundary layers
- MHD waves and instabilities
- Particle acceleration
- Planetary magnetospheres
- Plasma convection
- Plasma sheet
- Plasmasphere
- Plasma waves and instabilities
- Polar cap phenomena
- Radiation belts
- Solar wind interactions with unmagnetized bodies
- Solar wind–magnetosphere interactions
- Storms and substorms
- Active perturbation experiments
- Charged particle motion and acceleration
- Discontinuities
- Electrostatic structures
- Experimental and mathematical techniques
- Ionization processes
- Kinetic and MHD theory
- Laboratory studies
- Magnetic reconnection
- Nonlinear phenomena
- Numerical simulation studies
- Radiation processes
- Shock waves
- Space weather effects
- Spacecraft sheaths, wakes, charging
- Transport processes
- Turbulence
- Wave–particle interactions
- Waves and instabilities
- Wave–wave interactions
- Instruments and techniques
- General or miscellaneous
Allanson, Balasis, Daglis, Gkioulidou, Halford, Katsavrias, Kronberg, Li, Maget, Milillo, Miyoshi, Mouikis, Palmroth, Rae, Roussos, Sandberg, Sergis, Usanova
Earth's ionosphere & aeronomy - Active experiments
- Auroral ionosphere
- Climatology of the ionosphere
- Electric fields and currents
- Electromagnetic wave propagation
- Equatorial ionosphere
- Ion chemistry and composition
- Ionization mechanisms
- Ionosphere–atmosphere interactions
- Ionosphere–magnetosphere interactions
- Ionospheric disturbances
- Ionospheric irregularities
- Ionospheric scintillation
- Ionospheric variability
- Long-term changes and trends
- Midlatitude ionosphere
- Modelling and forecasting
- Particle precipitation
- Planetary ionospheres
- Plasma convection
- Plasma temperature and density
- Plasma waves and instabilities
- Polar ionosphere
- Solar-induced atmospheric variability
- Solar radiation and cosmic ray effects
- Space weather effects
- Wave–particle interactions
- Waves and tides
- Instruments and techniques
- General or miscellaneous
Berdermann, Borries, Buresova, Elias, Halford, Hosokawa, Kil, Paulino, Schmölter, Wendt
Terrestrial atmosphere and its relation to the sun - Aerosols and particles
- Airglow
- Atmospheric electricity
- Atmospheric ozone
- Equatorial atmosphere
- General climatology
- General circulation
- Ion chemistry of the atmosphere
- Ionospheric effects on the atmosphere
- Long-term changes and trends
- Magnetospheric effects on the atmosphere
- Meteoric smoke particles
- Middle atmosphere composition and chemistry
- Middle atmosphere dynamics
- Modelling of the atmosphere
- Noctilucent clouds
- Polar atmospheric processes
- Polar mesospheric clouds
- Polar mesospheric cloud particles
- Polar mesospheric summer echoes
- Thermospheric composition and chemistry
- Thermospheric dynamics
- Tropospheric composition and chemistry
- Tropospheric dynamics
- Volcanic effects
- Vertical coupling processes
- Radiative processes
- Solar forcing of the lower and middle atmosphere
- Solar forcing of the thermosphere
- Solar-induced atmospheric variability
- Turbulence
- Waves and tides
- Instruments and techniques
- General or miscellaneous
Giannaros, Jacobi, Kavanagh, Kotroni, Mojzsis, Paulino, Pisoft, Stober, Wendt
Terrestrial planets systems - Rocky planets
- Formation
- Accretion
- Interiors
- Crust
- Surface
- Magma ocean
- Atmospheres
- Exospheres
- Climate
- Magnetospheres
- Outgassing
- Escape
- Delivery
- Impact Cratering
- Tectonics
- Volcanism
- Regoliths
- Resources
- Ices
- Gravity field
- Magnetic field
- Utilisation
- Habitats
- Sample return
- Orbiters
- Landers
- Rovers
- Planetary instrumentation
- Observation
- Experiment
- Modelling
- Moon
- Earth
- Mars
- Mercury
- Venus
- Phobos-Deimos
Foing, Palomba, Werner
Small bodies (dwarf planets, asteroids, comets) to dust - Asteroids
- Moons
- Comets
- Dwarf planets
- Interplanetary dust
- Meteoroid complex
- Interaction solar/stellar wind
- Interplanetary medium
- Solar wind
- Solar wind composition
- Meteors
- Fire balls
- Radar meteors
- Sample return
- Orbiters
- Landers
- Rovers
- Instrumentation
- Observation
- Experiment
- Modelling
- Ceres
- Vesta
Bockelee-Morvan, De Keyser, Jacobi, Mann, Mojzsis, Mukai, Tsiganis, Wurz
Giant planets systems - Giant planets
- Outer planets
- Gas giants
- Icy planets
- Satellites
- Icy moons
- Atmospheres
- Magnetospheres
- Rings
- Surfaces
- Gravity field
- Magnetic field
- Interior
- Dynamics
- Formation
- Sample return
- Orbiters
- Landers
- Instrumentation
- Observation
- Experiment
- Modelling
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
- Titan
- Ganymede
- Enceladus
- Europa
Roussos, Sergis, Wurz
Space weather, climate, habitability, and life in (exo-)planetary context - Climate-related variables in (exo-)planetary environments
- Life in (exo-)planetary environments
- Origin(s) and evolution of life
- Biosignatures
- Habitability
- Stellar wind
- Stellar wind composition
- Magnetospheres
- High energy particles
- Interaction with (exo-)planetary atmospheres
- Telescopes
- Instrumentation
- Observation
- Experiment
- Modelling
Allanson, Balasis, Berdermann, Daglis, Haberrreiter, Halford, Kronberg, Rae, Sandberg, Temmer, Usanova
Exoplanets systems - Terrestrial
- Rocky
- Gaseous
- Earth-like
- Magma ocean
- Habitability
- Formation
- Dynamics
- Atmospheres
- Outgassing
- Escape
- Delivery
- Climate
- Photochemistry
- Cosmic rays
- Biogeochemistry
- Spectral signatures
- Biosignatures
- Bioindicators
- Origins
- Gas
- Dust
- Planetary disk
- Observation
- Experiment
- Modelling
- Instrumentation
Balasis, Bockelee-Morvan, Daglis, Foing, Haberreiter, Mojzsis, Temmer, Wurz
General or miscellaneous - Instruments useful in three or more fields
- History of solar-terrestrial science
- History of planetary sciences
- New fields (not classifiable under other headings)
- Notices and announcements
- Techniques applicable in three or more fields
- Corrections
All editors