Migration on Wings Aerodynamics and Energetics /

• Main Author: Kantha, Lakshmi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Animal physiology.; Fluids.; Fluid mechanics.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Animal Physiology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

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...