Climate change and the white world / Prem Shankar Goel, Rasik Ravindra, Sulagna Chattopadhyay, editors.
2020
QC903
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Title
Climate change and the white world / Prem Shankar Goel, Rasik Ravindra, Sulagna Chattopadhyay, editors.
ISBN
9783030216795 (electronic book)
3030216799 (electronic book)
9783030216788
3030216799 (electronic book)
9783030216788
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, ©2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (256 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-21
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QC903
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.738/74
Summary
This book showcases the results of studies pertaining to climate changes in the Polar Regions - Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya. It discusses the significant variations due to thinning of sea ice in the Arctic, insights on the first Indian Arctic multi-sensor mooring (IndARC), political context of major geological and tectonic features of Arctic Ocean, climate change and its predicted impacts on fisheries and coastal communities. The book also contains the work pursued under the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystems, aiming towards strengthening the capacities of farmers through appropriate Lab-to-Land intervention to combat climate change issues. Discussions on various models like WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting), Regional Climate Model (RegCM4) pertaining to Himalaya have been highlighted to gain more insights on climate change.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Arctic and Antarctic
Part II: Climate change and adaptation
Part III: Himalayan Cryosphere and climate change.
Introduction
Part I: Arctic and Antarctic
Part II: Climate change and adaptation
Part III: Himalayan Cryosphere and climate change.