Geophysical Research Letters is one of the scientific magazines dedicated to specialized aspects of geophysics, geology, climate science, and related disciplines. In 2005 it has become famous for publishing articles about climate science representing a broad variety of viewpoints including the analyses by researchers known as climate sceptics such as Stephen McIntyre and Ross McKitrick. Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ... Climatology is the science that studies climates and investigates their phenomena and causes. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen McIntyre has worked in mineral exploration for 30 years, much of that time as an officer or director of several public mineral exploration companies. ... Ross McKitrick is a Canadian environmental economist. ...