The Arctic. A Barometer of Global Climate Variability

Table of Contents

1. The Arctic Importance and physical structure2. Polar Lights and Midnight Sun3. Arctic Explorations4. Living Resources5. Non-living Resources6. The Arctic: Ocean of the Future7. The societal living style of Natives8. Arctic Governance and International Arctic Research Initiatives9. Indian Arctic Exploration Programme10. Climatic Change and Arctic11. Environmental Risk from Exploitation of the Arctic12. Space Weather13. Militarization in the Arctic

Authors

Neloy Khare Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India, New Delhi, India. Dr. Neloy Khare is Scientific Adviser to the Government of India at MoES. His research areas cover locations including the Antarctic, Arctic, and global oceans. He has 30 years of experience in paleoclimate research. He completed his doctorate on tropical marine regions and Doctor of Science on Southern High latitude marine regions towards environmental/climatic implications. Dr. Khare was granted Honorary and Adjunct Professorships by several Indian Universities. He has published 121 research articles in National and International Scientific journals; edited 3 Special Issues of National Scientific Journals; edited a Special Issue of Polar Science, authored/edited many books, 130 Abstracts have been contributed to various seminars; 23 Popular Science Articles. He has been awarded Awards for his scientific contributions including the Rajiv Gandhi National Award - 2013. Dr. Khare has sailed the Arctic Ocean as a part of "Science PUB� in 2008 and became the first Indian to sail the Arctic Ocean. Rajni Khare Barkattulah University Bhopal, India. Dr. Rajni Khare completed her Masters in Zoology at Gujarat University and her Ph.D in Limnology and Environmental Sciences at Barkattulah University Bhopal. Her research interests lie in understanding various water bodies for their physico-chemical and biological content and the anthropogenic impacts on them, including water bodies of extreme climatic conditions of the Antarctic. She has many international and national publications to her credit.