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Science and Geopolitics of The White World

Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya

  • Reviews the contemporary view on the Arctic and Antarctic regions
  • Discusses the impact of global warming on the polar regions
  • Presents the latest findings on the inventory, status, and fluctuation of glaciers in the Himalaya
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. The Global Climate Change and Polar Region

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. The Arctic Teleconnections

      • M. N. Rajeevan
      Pages 73-81
  3. Global Climate Change and the Himalayan Region

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
    2. Winter Climate and Snow Cover Variability Over North-West Himalaya

      • H. S. Negi, M. S. Shekhar, H. S. Gusain, A. Ganju
      Pages 127-142
    3. Regional Climate Changes Over Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya Region

      • D. Kumar, A. Choudhary, A. P. Dimri
      Pages 143-159
    4. Current Status of Himalayan Cryosphere and Adjacent Mountains

      • Abul Amir Khan, N. C. Pant, Rasik Ravindra
      Pages 161-182
    5. Assessment of Glacier Fluctuations in the Himalaya

      • Anil V. Kulkarni, S. Pratibha
      Pages 183-195

About this book

This book brings together thirteen selected papers presented in the Third International Seminar on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya, held in India in September 2015. The papers and have been grouped according to the Seminar’s three main themes: a) Geopolitics of the Polar Regions, b) Global Climate Change and Polar Regions, and c) Climate Change and Himalayan Region.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dr Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, NIAS, Hon Distinguished Professor, ISRO HQ Dr Raja Ramanna Chair Professor, NIAS, Bangalore, India

    Prem Shankar Goel

  • Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) , New Delhi, India

    Rasik Ravindra

  • LIGHTS Research Foundation , New Delhi, India

    Sulagna Chattopadhyay

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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