List of Geophysicists - P

P

• Luigi Palmieri (Italian, 1807–1896) – Seismic studies of Mount Vesuvius
• Blaise Pascal (French, 1623–1662) – demonstrated that atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude
• Chaim Leib Pekeris (American, 1908–1993) – mathematical methods to study free vibrations of Earth, tides, and origin of Earth's magnetic field; Vetlesen Prize
• William Richard Peltier (Canadian, 1943–) – geophysical fluid dynamics, glacial rebound, climate change, Vetlesen Prize
• Pierre Perrault (1608–1680) developed the concept of the hydrological cycle
• John Henry Pratt (British, 1809–1871) – laid foundation for principle of isostasy
• Frank Press (American, 1924–) – design of a long-period seismograph, and the first detection of the Earth's normal modes of oscillation