Cold Regions Science and Technology is an international journal dealing with the science and technical problems of cold environments in both the polar regions and more temperate locations. It includes fundamental aspects of cryospheric sciences which have applications for cold regions problems as well as engineering topics which relate to the cryosphere.

Emphasis is given to applied science with broad coverage of the physical and mechanical aspects of ice (including glaciers and sea ice), snow and snow avalanches, ice-water systems, ice-bonded soils and permafrost.

Relevant aspects of Earth science, materials science, offshore and river ice engineering are also of primary interest. These include icing of ships and structures as well as trafficability in cold environments. Technological advances for cold regions in research, development, and engineering practice are relevant to the journal. Theoretical papers must include a detailed discussion of the potential application of the theory to address cold regions problems. The journal serves a wide range of specialists, providing a medium for interdisciplinary communication and a convenient source of reference.

Please see below the areas of research that the Editor in Chief and Associate Editors lead on, with support from members of the Editorial Board.
Sea ice and arctic marine technology - Prof. Jukka Tuhkuri
Snow and snow avalanche - Dr. Nicolas Eckert & Dr. Betty Sovilla
Frozen soil, frozen rocks and permafrost - Prof. Jilin Qi & Prof. Mingyi Zhang
River ice - Prof. Mark Loewen
Atmospheric icing - Dr. Krzysztof Szilder


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Editor-in-Chief
Jukka Tuhkuri
Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Associate Editors
Peter Gauer
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
Yuanming Lai
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Lanzhou, China
Mark Loewen
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Krzysztof Szilder
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Editorial Board
Anne Barker
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Karl Birkeland
US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Shawn Clark
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Guy Dore
Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Nicolas Eckert
University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Ove Gudmestad
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
Martin Hoelzle
University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Knut Hoyland
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Raed Lubbad
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Jilin Qi
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, China
Carl Renshaw
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Kaj Riska
Helsinki, Finland
Deborah Sulsky
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Mauro A. Werder, PhD
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Zhaohui Joey Yang, PhD
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Mingyi Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Hannele Zubeck
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Contact
Journal Manager of Cold Regions Science and Technology