Publisher
INSTAAR: An Environmental and Earth Sciences Institute
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research is published quarterly by INSTAAR, one of seven research institutes of the University of Colorado, Boulder. The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) develops scientific knowledge of physical and biogeochemical environmental processes at local, regional, and global scales and applies this knowledge to improve society’s awareness and understanding of natural and anthropogenic environmental change.
Research Areas
The world’s high-altitude and high-latitude regions are the Institute’s traditional focus due to their sensitivity to environmental change. INSTAAR has increasingly broadened its geographic focus in a wide range of interdisciplinary studies of Quaternary and modern environments, research into geochronology, human and ecosystem ecology, hydrology, oceanography, landscape evolution, biogeochemistry, and climate. INSTAAR environmental field research now extends to all major oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern), coastal seas (Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay), all major landmasses (North through Central to South America, Africa, Australasia, Europe, Asia, and Ocean Islands), and the Polar Regions.
Education and Outreach
INSTAAR’s national and international research leadership in these areas is augmented by exceptional strength in graduate education as well as the exposure of undergraduates to the research process, and by outreach to the public both locally and nationally.
Origins
INSTAAR was inaugurated in 1951 but its origins extend back to the Mountain Laboratory in Tolland, Colorado (1909–1919), and to University Camp located at Niwot, Colorado (1914–1920). University Camp was renamed Science Lodge in 1921, and in 1951, the Mountain Research Station (MRS). The MRS remains an important field station supporting INSTAAR research.
Other INSTAAR Publications
In addition to producing Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, the AAAR Managing Editor contributes to other publications for our publisher - the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR).
INSTAAR Occasional Papers
The AAAR Managing Editor produces the INSTAAR Occasional Paper series, which is a miscellaneous collection of reports and papers on research performed by INSTAAR personnel and their associates.
INSTAAR Brochure
The AAAR Managing Editor helps produce the Institute's Brochure (3MB pdf).
