Antarctica [[electronic resource] ] : the most interactive ice-air-ocean environment / / Jaswant Singh and H.N. Dutta, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 259 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SinghJaswant, Ph. D.
DuttaH. N |
Collana | Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research |
Soggetto topico |
Natural history - Antarctica
Extreme environments - Antarctica Ecology - Antarctica Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Antarctica |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61324-402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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-à-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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456673603321 |
Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Antarctica [[electronic resource] ] : the most interactive ice-air-ocean environment / / Jaswant Singh and H.N. Dutta, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 259 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SinghJaswant, Ph. D.
DuttaH. N |
Collana | Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research |
Soggetto topico |
Natural history - Antarctica
Extreme environments - Antarctica Ecology - Antarctica Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Antarctica |
ISBN | 1-61324-402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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-à-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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781772003321 |
Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Antarctica [[electronic resource] ] : the most interactive ice-air-ocean environment / / Jaswant Singh and H.N. Dutta, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 259 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SinghJaswant, Ph. D.
DuttaH. N |
Collana | Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research |
Soggetto topico |
Natural history - Antarctica
Extreme environments - Antarctica Ecology - Antarctica Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - Antarctica |
ISBN | 1-61324-402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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-à-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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812012103321 |
Hauppage, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deep Freeze : The Unites States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's Age of Science / / Dian Olson Belanger |
Autore | Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4571-1065-2
1-60732-067-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Prologue: the call of the ice -- The international geophysical year: idea to reality -- All hands on deck: logistics for the high latitudes -- Gaining a foothold: operations base at McMurdo Sound -- Little America V: science flagship on the ice shelf -- Marie Byrd Land: Crevasse Junction, privation stations -- South Pole: dropped from the sky -- The gap stations: Hallett, Wilkes, m and Ellsworth -- On the eve: people, preparations, policies -- Comprehending the cold: Antarctic weather quest -- Looking up: the physics of the atmosphere -- Under foot: ice by the mile -- Life on the ice: the experience -- Science and peace, continuity and change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458213803321 |
Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> | ||
Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deep Freeze : The Unites States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's Age of Science / / Dian Olson Belanger |
Autore | Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4571-1065-2
1-60732-067-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Prologue: the call of the ice -- The international geophysical year: idea to reality -- All hands on deck: logistics for the high latitudes -- Gaining a foothold: operations base at McMurdo Sound -- Little America V: science flagship on the ice shelf -- Marie Byrd Land: Crevasse Junction, privation stations -- South Pole: dropped from the sky -- The gap stations: Hallett, Wilkes, m and Ellsworth -- On the eve: people, preparations, policies -- Comprehending the cold: Antarctic weather quest -- Looking up: the physics of the atmosphere -- Under foot: ice by the mile -- Life on the ice: the experience -- Science and peace, continuity and change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910526311803321 |
Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> | ||
Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An empire of ice [[electronic resource] ] : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / / Edward J. Larson |
Autore | Larson Edward J (Edward John) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4526-0314-6
1-283-11435-6 9786613114358 0-300-15976-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461627703321 |
Larson Edward J (Edward John) | ||
New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An empire of ice [[electronic resource] ] : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / / Edward J. Larson |
Autore | Larson Edward J (Edward John) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-4526-0314-6
1-283-11435-6 9786613114358 0-300-15976-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789567403321 |
Larson Edward J (Edward John) | ||
New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footsteps on the ice [[electronic resource] ] : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine |
Autore | Paine Stuart D. L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PaineM. L |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - Antarctica |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8262-6592-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451926903321 |
Paine Stuart D. L | ||
Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footsteps on the ice [[electronic resource] ] : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine |
Autore | Paine Stuart D. L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PaineM. L |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - Antarctica |
ISBN | 0-8262-6592-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778266203321 |
Paine Stuart D. L | ||
Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Footsteps on the ice : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine |
Autore | Paine Stuart D. L |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PaineM. L |
Soggetto topico | Explorers - Antarctica |
ISBN | 0-8262-6592-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Footsteps on the Ice The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Chinook Kennels -- 2 At Sea -- 3 The Roaring Forties and South December 13, 1933-January 16, 1934 -- 4 Misery Trail January 24-February 28, 1934 -- 5 Journey of "Seven Hells" March 1-31, 1934 -- 6 Little America April 1-22, 1934 -- 7 The Old Mess Hall April 25-June 10, 1934 -- 8 The Deep Winter Night June 15-July 17, 1934 -- 9 The Admiral and Summer Field Preparations July 20-October 15, 1934 -- 10 The Start of the Southern Journey October 16-November 20, 1934 -- 11 In Select Company November 21-December 5, 1934 -- 12 Mount Weaver December 6, 1934-January 11, 1935 -- 13 Homeward January 13-May 12, 1935 -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 The Men of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition -- Appendix 2 "What Is It Like to Travel at Seventy-five below Zero?" by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter -- Appendix 3 Fall Southern Trip Meteorological and Navigating Records -- Appendix 4 Barrier Bull Selections -- Appendix 5 Logistics Planning from Mile 173 to Mile 445.5, Thorne Glacier, and Return to Little America -- Appendix 6 Navigation and Triangulation Reports: Summer Journey to the Queen Maud Range -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807223903321 |
Paine Stuart D. L | ||
Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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