Recent Antarctic Research in India: The National Committee Report to SCAR (2017)

Abstract

Antarctica, the remote continent, having spectacular landscapes, has been playing major role in modulating global climate. During each winter, Antarctica grows
nearly double to its size of summer, owing to an increase in seasonal sea ice extent. It has been recognized that the recent accelerated loss of ice over
Antarctica can affect sea level as well as atmospheric and ocean circulations. India has been very active inn Antarctica research since 1983, however it got a major
boost during the last decade.