Antarctica
Subtitle: the most interactive ice-air-ocean environment
By: editors, Jaswant Singh, H.N. Dutta
Series: Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppage, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781611228151
Subjects: Environmental conditions; Ecology; Climatic changes; Natural history; Extreme environments; Geography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Antarctica : continent dedicated to science / P.K. Purohit, Soumi Bhattacharya, and A.K. Gwal; title: An insight into the ocean-ice-air interactions over the East Antarctic marine boundary layer : unique phenomena / H.N. Dutta, Pawan K. Sharma, N.C. Deb, and Laxmi Bishnoi; title: Land-ice-air-ocean interactions in the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica / Khwairakpam Gajananda, H.N. Dutta, and Victor E. Lagun; title: Effects of UV-B radiations on terrestrial ecosystem of Antarctica and their defense mechanisms / Jaswant Singh, Rudra P. Singh, and Anand K. Dubey; title: Ultraviolet radiation stress : response and protective strategies of Antarctic flora / Sanghdeep Gautam and Jaswant Singh; title: Antarctic mosses, limiting factors and their distribution / Rudra P. Singh and Jaswant Singh; title: Affinities of lichen flora of Indian subcontinent vis-à-vis Antarctic and Schirmacher Oasis / Dalip K. Upreti and Sanjeeva Nayaka; title: Water relation of some common lichens occurring in Schirmacher Oasis, E. Antarctica / Sanjeeva Nayaka, Dalip K. Upreti, and Ruchi Singh; title: Solar wind influence on atmospheric processes in winter Antarctica / O.A.Troshichev, V. Ya. Vovk, and L.V.Egorova; title: Atmospheric observations at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau, one of the coldest places in the world / S. Argentini and I. Pietroni; title: Impact of individual responsibility in changing global warming? / Nitosh Kumar Brahma; title: Navigation with global positioning system in Antarctic Circle / Rajesh Tiwari, Smita Tiwari, P.K. Purohit, and A.K. Gwal.