JGR:《地球表面》关注的是物理、化学和生物过程，这些过程在所有时间和空间尺度上影响固体地球表面的形态和功能，包括河流、风成和海岸泥沙运输;hillslope群众运动;冰川和冰缘活动;风化成土作用;以及火山作用和构造作用的地表表现。
JGR: Earth Surface focuses on the physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect the form and function of the surface of the solid Earth over all temporal and spatial scales, including fluvial, eolian, and coastal sediment transport; hillslope mass movements; glacial and periglacial activity; weathering and pedogenesis; and surface manifestations of volcanism and tectonism.