Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antarctica : continent dedicated to science / P.K. Purohit, Soumi Bhattacharya, and A.K. Gwal -- 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 -- Land-ice-air-ocean interactions in the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica / Khwairakpam Gajananda, H.N. Dutta, and Victor E. Lagun -- Effects of UV-B radiations on terrestrial ecosystem of Antarctica and their defense mechanisms / Jaswant Singh, Rudra P. Singh, and Anand K. Dubey -- Ultraviolet radiation stress : response and protective strategies of Antarctic flora / Sanghdeep Gautam and Jaswant Singh -- Antarctic mosses, limiting factors and their distribution / Rudra P. Singh and Jaswant Singh -- Affinities of lichen flora of Indian subcontinent vis-�a-vis Antarctic and Schirmacher Oasis / Dalip K. Upreti and Sanjeeva Nayaka -- Water relation of some common lichens occurring in Schirmacher Oasis, E. Antarctica / Sanjeeva Nayaka, Dalip K. Upreti, and Ruchi Singh -- Solar wind influence on atmospheric processes in winter Antarctica / O.A.Troshichev, V. Ya. Vovk, and L.V.Egorova -- Atmospheric observations at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau, one of the coldest places in the world / S. Argentini and I. Pietroni -- Impact of individual responsibility in changing global warming? / Nitosh Kumar Brahma -- Navigation with global positioning system in Antarctic Circle / Rajesh Tiwari, Smita Tiwari, P.K. Purohit, and A.K. Gwal.

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