Climate Variability of Southern High Latitude Regions

Auteur

Dr. Neloy Khare presently Adviser / Scientist G to the Government of India at Ministry of Earth Science, has an exceptional understanding not only of administration but also of quality science and research in his areas of expertise covering a large spectrum of geographically distinct locations like Antarctic, Arctic, Southern Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean etc. Dr Khare has almost 30 years of experience in the field of paleoclimate research using paleobiology Paleontology) / teaching / science management /administration / coordination for scientific programs (including Indian Polar Program) etc. Dr Khare has been conferred Honorary Professor and Adjunct Professor by many Indian Universities. He has an impressive list of publications to his credit (123 research articles in National and International Scientific journals; 3 Special Issues of National Scientific Journals as Guest Editor; edited Special Issue of Polar Science (Elsevier) as its Managing Editor. Authored/ edited many books, 130 Abstracts have been contributed to various seminars; 25 Popular Science Articles; 5 Technical reports). The government of India and many professional bodies have bestowed him with many prestigious Awards for his scientific contributions to past climate changes/oceanography / polar science and Southern oceanography. The most coveted award is Rajiv Gandhi National Award -2013 conferred by Honorable President of India.

Texte du rabat

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of climate change-related investigations carried out by Indian researchers through initiatives in southern high latitude regions.

Contenu

1. Antarctic Ozone: Trends and Variability in a Changing Climate 2. Stratospheric Dynamics and Its Role in Climate over Antarctica 3. Antarctic Weather and Climate Patterns 4. Antarctic Aerosols and Climate: Measurements at a Coastal Antarctic Station 5. Transient Variations in En Route Southern Indian Ocean Aerosols, Antarctic Ozone Climate and Its Relationship with HOx and NOx 6. Physicochemical Properties of Antarctic Aerosol Particles 7. Impact of Near-Earth Space Environmental Condition to the Antarctic Sub-Auroral Upper Atmospheric Region 8. Intriguing Relationship between Antarctic Sea Ice, ENSO, and Indian Summer Monsoon 9. Quantifying the Predictability of Southern Indian Ocean Sea-Ice Concentration in a Changing Climate Scenario 10. Antarctic Decadal Sea-Ice Variability 11. Southern Hemispheric Climate Change, Interhemispheric Teleconnection, and the Observed Trends in the Seasonal Mean Monsoon Rainfall over the Indian Region in the Last Century (1871-2004) 12. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Physical Parameters in the Prydz Bay for Climate Change