640c9657-e287-48d8-aa68-6965e1db25e6 English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mineralising Snow-Melt Water. 2020-09-08 Creation Document digital In Antarctica, due to poor thirst drive and lack of taste in the local freshwater, the water needs of the body tend to get neglected. Synthetic mineral tablets were developed by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur to restore the taste to snow-raelt water. The treated water was subjected to a practical user trial in Antarctica during the Fifth Expedition with favourable results. Most of the expedition members liked the taste of the mineralised water and found it satisfying. Certain minerals (chemical elements) play an important role in fundamental life processes. They are essential, like proteins, carbohydrates, etc., for nutrition, energy, and normal functions of the body. The mineral nutrients, numbering 17 elements (Na, K, Mg, Ca, S, Cl, P, Cu, Zn, Se, Cr, Mo, F, I, Mn, Fe and Co) found essential for man are (NAS, 1980 WHO, 1973) all contained in requisite amounts for specific functions in different constituents of the human body. However, as a direct consequence of the life processes and associated body functions, the body content of the minerals is continually depleted by excretions for removal of metabolic waste and maintenance of body temperature. All such excretions are accompanied by a simultaneous loss of water and heat from the body. It is, therefore, imperative to replenish the minerals, as also water, lost in excretions on a daily basis for the normal functions and energy of the body. Completed Dr. B K Banerjee National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Paleoclimate Theme Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic Place Mineralising Snow-Melt Water Project English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1985-01-01 1986-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncaor.gov.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF646976836&userType=user&freeTextValue=Mineralising+Snow-Melt+Water.