Antarctica: The Most Interactive Ice-Air-Ocean Environment (Arctic Regioni and Antarctica Issues and Research)

279 Pages·2011·5.77 MB·English

by  Jaswant Singh

ARCTIC REGION AND ANTARCTICA ISSUES AND RESEARCH

A : T M I
NTARCTICA HE OST NTERACTIVE
ICE-AIR-OCEAN ENVIRONMENT

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ARCTIC REGION AND ANTARCTICA ISSUES AND RESEARCH

A : T M I
NTARCTICA HE OST NTERACTIVE
ICE-AIR-OCEAN ENVIRONMENT

JASWANT SINGH
AND
H.N. DUTTA
EDITORS

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Antarctica : the most interactive ice-air-ocean environment / editors,
Jaswant Singh, H.N. Dutta.
p. cm. -- (Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61324-402-9 (eBook)
1. Antarctica--Environmental conditions. 2. Antarctica--Geography. 3.
Natural history--Antarctica. 4. Extreme environments--Antarctica. 5.
Ecology--Antarctica. 6. Climatic changes--Environmental
aspects--Antarctica. I. Singh, Jaswant, Ph. D. II. Dutta, H. N.
GE160.A6A59 2011
919.8'9--dc22
2010046843

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. † New York
CONTENTS

Foreword vii
Preface ix
About the Editors xi
Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1 Antarctica: Continent Dedicated to Science 1
P.K. Purohit 1 , Soumi Bhattacharya2 and A.K. Gwal2
Chapter 2 An Insight into the Ocean-Ice-Air Interactions over the East
Antarctic Marine Boundary Layer: Unique Phenomena 13
H. N. Dutta1 , Pawan K. Sharma2, N.C. Deb3 and Laxmi Bishnoi4
Chapter 3 Land-Ice-Air-Ocean Interactions
in the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica 39
Khwairakpam Gajananda1 , H. N. Dutta2 and Victor E Lagun3
Chapter 4 Effects of UV-B Radiations on Terrestrial Ecosystem
of Antarctica and Their Defense Mechanisms 89
Jaswant Singh, Rudra P. Singh and Anand K. Dubey
Chapter 5 Ultraviolet Radiation Stress: Response
and Protective Strategies of Antarctic Flora 107
Sanghdeep Gautam and Jaswant Singh
Chapter 6 Antarctic Mosses, Limiting Factors
and Their Distribution 131
Rudra P. Singh and Jaswant Singh
Chapter 7 Affinities of Lichen Flora of Indian Subcontinent
VIS-À-VIS Antarctic and Schirmacher Oasis 149
Dalip K. Upreti and Sanjeeva Nayaka
Chapter 8 Water Relation of Some Common Lichens
Occurring in Schirmacher Oasis, E. Antarctica 163
vi Contents
Sanjeeva Nayaka1 , Dalip K. Upreti1 and Ruchi Singh2
Chapter 9 Solar Wind Influence on Atmospheric
Processes in Winter Antarctica 173
O.A.Troshichev , V.Ya.Vovk and L.V.Egorova
Chapter 10 Atmospheric Observations at Dome C, Antarctic
Plateau, One of the Coldest Place in the World 199
S. Argentini and I. Pietroni
Chapter 11 Impact of Individual Responsibility
in Changing Global Warming? 221
Nitosh Kumar Brahma
Chapter 12 Navigation with Global Positioning
System in Antarctic Circle 233
Rajesh Tiwari 1 , Smita Tiwari 1, P. K. Purohit 2
and A. K. Gwal 3
Index 249
FOREWORD

The Indian Antarctic program started in the year 1981-82 and soon it was realized that
Antarctica holds strongly coupled ice-air-ocean interactive system in the world. Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohia Avadh University had an opportunity to participate in four Indian Scientific
Expeditions to Antarctica in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
I am happy to see the results from the various Indian Antarctic expeditions being poured
in the form of a book, which deals with a complex subject of ice-air-ocean interaction over
the icy continent. I am also happy to note that there are contributions from Italian and Russian
Antarctic stations supporting the SCAR spirit.
Antarctica holds the most efficiently coupled ice-air-ocean interaction system which has
led to many unique natural phenomena both over the Southern Ocean and over the Antarctic
continent itself. In fact, it is the efficient coupling in Antarctica that would help it to maintain
and sustain the much debated global change in various ways.
I am sure; the book will fill up the gap of scientific results particularly from the east
Antarctic regions and the understanding on the ice-air-ocean interactive processes over the
Antarctic continent and would inspire the younger generation to formulate their projects for
future expeditions to Antarctica from the world over.
As an academician, I compliment the authors (Dr. Jaswant Singh & Dr. H.N. Dutta) and
all the Authors of various chapters for integrating their knowledge for the advancement of
Antarctic science & technology. I wish authors would continue their efforts in future in
elevating Antarctic research for the benefit of humanity, which is facing multiplicity of
complex problems at the global level.

(Prof. R.C. Saraswat)