Migration on Wings Aerodynamics and Energetics

Migration on Wings Aerodynamics and Energetics / by Lakshmi Kantha.

This book is an effort to explore the technical aspects associated with bird flight and migration on wings. After a short introduction on the birds migration, the book reviews the aerodynamics and Energetics of Flight and presents the calculation of the Migration Range. In addition, the authors expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kantha, Lakshmi (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Fluid mechanics.
Fluids.
Animal physiology.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Summary:This book is an effort to explore the technical aspects associated with bird flight and migration on wings. After a short introduction on the birds migration, the book reviews the aerodynamics and Energetics of Flight and presents the calculation of the Migration Range. In addition, the authors explains aerodynamics of the formation flight and finally introduces great flight diagrams.
Physical Description:VIII, 83 p. 25 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783642279256
ISSN:2191-530X
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-27925-6

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