Belagur S. N. Prasad

Wings of Research

Middle Atmosphere Studies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Personal experiences of a University teacher-scientist bring to light the travails, triumphs, and occasional failures in research. The author's research studies on ionosphere D-region, dust-ion chemical models for meso-strato-tropo (MST) region, solar UV-B radiation, atmosphere aerosols, electric conductivity, MST radar echoes etc. enabled him to participate in International symposium and conferences in GDR (1984), Czechoslovakia (1989), USA, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Austria, Taiwan and France. Starting from the years of World War II, the narration covering a period of over seven decades identifies new technologies and trends available to atmosphere physics studies. The depiction also portrays the milieu existing at a time of building up several space sciences related program in India. Traditional beliefs, practices and customs of village life are depicted as the narrator shifts from villages to towns and cities seeking education and employment. This book, biographical sketch of a researcher as also the saga of progress of one hailing from a remote village would impress the readers and inspire youngsters. Teachers would appreciate these memoirs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 197g
• ISBN-13: 9783659226557
• ISBN-10: 3659226556
• Artikelnr.: 36499886

Autorenporträt

Dr BSN Prasad, retired Professor of Physics from Mysore University, was associated with research projects on Ionosphere D region, aerosols, Solar UV-B radiation, Atmospheric Electricity etc. He is the author of four books in the local language Kannada. 'Wings of Research' is an abridged English translation of 'NIRANTHARA'(Eternal) in Kannada.