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Quaternary Studies examines the geologic period of the Quaternary, the last two million years up to the present day. Glaciers formed and receded; animals evolved and went extinct. Here, visitors can learn all about current research and education initiatives in this field of stratigraphic geology.

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A Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations Resource

The palynologist, Alwynne B. Beaudoin, created this website to provide visitors with explanations of acronyms commonly encountered in Quaternary studies. Through this extensive site, students and educators can find common acronyms for quaternary-related societies, research centers, and government agencies, such as the USGS and LBA, along with links to many of their sites. The online dictionary...

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http://www.scirpus.ca/dqaa/intro.xml
International Union for Quaternary Research Resource

The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) discusses quaternary scientists' investigations "to interpret the changing world of the glacial ages and their impact on our planet's surface environments.". Researchers can find out about INQUA-funded projects, meetings, scientific commissions, and INQUA's two publicaions, Quaternary International, and Quaternary Perspectives.

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https://www.inqua.org/
Quaternary Environmental Change Research Group Resource

The University of Wales, Aberystwyth presents its investigations in Luminescence dating, Palaeoecology (especially pollen and diatoms), Tephrochronology, Volcanic activity, and biogeography. Users can find concise descriptions of individual researchers' successes, abstracts of published papers, links to conference information, and an extensive list of further resources divided by topic.

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https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/dges/research/quaternary/
Quaternary GIS Laboratory Resource

This is the home page of the Quaternary Geographic Information System (GIS) Laboratory at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado. The laboratory supports quantitative spatial analysis of glacier, climate, coastal, and other environmental relationships at high latitudes. Users can access a collection of climate animations for the State of Alaska which...

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http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/
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Quaternary Research Association Resource

The Quaternary Research Association explains that it "exists to promote understanding of the Quaternary Period by publishing field guides, technical guides, and an international journal as well as holding field meetings and speaker meetings." Students and researchers can discover employment, research, grant, meetings, and educational opportunities.

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https://www.qra.org.uk/
The Alaska Quaternary Center Resource

This website illustrates the Alaska Quaternary Center's (at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks) commitment "to the promotion of interdisciplinary research and the enhancement of interdisciplinary instruction in Quaternary sciences." Users can view images of the field work and learn how to obtain quaternary data from the AQC Quaternary Research Geodatabase.

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https://www.uaf.edu/aqc/

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