Published on behalf of the National Institute of Polar Research

Polar Science is an international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal. It is dedicated to publishing original research articles for sciences relating to the polar regions of the Earth and other planets. Polar Science aims to cover 15 disciplines which are listed below; they cover most aspects of physical sciences, geosciences and life sciences, together with engineering and social sciences. Articles should attract the interest of broad polar science communities, and not be limited to the interests of those who work under specific research subjects. Polar Science also has an Open Archive whereby published articles are made freely available from ScienceDirect after an embargo period of 24 months from the date of publication.

- Space and upper atmosphere physics
- Atmospheric science/climatology
- Glaciology
- Oceanography/sea ice studies
- Geology/petrology
- Solid earth geophysics/seismology
- Marine Earth science
- Geomorphology/Cenozoic-Quaternary geology
- Meteoritics
- Terrestrial biology
- Marine biology
- Animal ecology
- Environment
- Polar Engineering
- Humanities and social sciences

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Editor-in-Chief: Hiroyuki Enomoto


This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 13, (Climate Action) SDG 14 (Life below water) and SDG 15 (Life on land)

original research articles
full length articles
review paper

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Takashi Yamanouchi
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan Email Professor Takashi Yamanouchi
Associate Editors
Dr. Peter Convey
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Brian James Fraser
The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Professor Yasushi Fukamachi
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Professor Yoichi Fukuda
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Professor Lassi Heininen
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
Professor Tomokazu Hokada
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Assoc. Professor Yoshihiro Iijima
Mie University Graduate School of Bioresources Faculty of Bioresources, Tsu, Japan
Professor Minoru Ikehara
Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
Professor Satoshi Imura
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Associate Professor Jun Inoue
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Elisabeth Isaksson
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Mr. Kenji Ishizawa
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Sakae Kudoh
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Dr. Robert D. Larter
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. William Berry Lyons
The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Professor Hideaki Motoyama
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Yoshifumi Nogi
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Tsuneo Odate
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Natsuhiko Otsuka
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Dr. Kevin Righter
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Dr. Madhusoodhan Satish-Kumar
Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Dr. Kerrie Swadling
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Professor Shinichiro Tabata
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Dr. Akinori Takahashi
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Hiroki Takakura
Tohoku University Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Miyagi, Japan
Professor Shuki Ushio
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Yutaka Watanuki
Hokkaido University Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences School of Fisheries Sciences, Hakodate, Japan
Dr. Duanne White
University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Assoc. Professor Guy D. Williams
University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctica Studies, Australia
Dr. Akira Yamaguchi
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Dr. Young Jun Yoon
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Dr. Akira Sessai Yukimatu
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Professor Dapeng Zhao
Tohoku University, Dept. of Geophysics, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Advisory Board
Dr. Ian Allison
Cooperative Research Centres Program, Canberra, South Australia, Australia
Professor Peter Barrett
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Dana Bergstrom
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia
Professor Asgeir Brekke
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Professor Timothy Fagan
Waseda University Graduate School of Education and School of Education, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Simon Harley
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr. Jong Ik Lee
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Professor Harvey Marchant
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Dr. Rob Massom
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Professor Kazuo Shibuya
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
Dr. Phil Trathan
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Junmeng Zhao
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Technical Support
Journal Manager of Polar Science