Author: India, National Institute of Sciences of India
Title: Proceedings of the Symposium on High Altitude Research held at Gulmarg Research Observatory on May 27,28 & 29 1955
Description: New Delhi, N.I.S.I. (1957). orig. wrappers. 25x18cm, xii,298,(9) pp, Includes 9pp photoplates + textual graphs,maps,diagrams & tables. 9pp photos,textual tables. some rubbing,soil,Good + ¶ Contains 38 papers concerning Cosmic Radiation; Meteorology,Spectroscopy and Astrophysics; Geology,Geophysics and Physiogeography;Agriculture; Botany; Physiology;Zoology including: S.R. Ganguly "Day-to-day Variations of Cosmic Ray Intensity at Kodaikanal"; R.Ramanadham "Radar Precipitation Echoes for Layer Type Clouds"; M.K. Vainu Bappu "Physical Conditions in Wolf-Rayer Atmosphere"; Sydney Chapman "Auroral Observation in India & Pakistan"; S.N. Balt & B. Gupta "High Altitude Medicinal Plants"; R.V. Tamhare & S.J.Lote "Soils of Simla Hills"; M.Sreenivasana & B. Mukerji " Influence of High Altitudes on the Biology of Animals and Plants"; M.M. Shrinagesh "Human Limitations in Altitude Tolerance"; I.C. Chopra, et al " Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms growing at High Altitudes in the North Western Himalayan Region", etc.

Keywords: Atmospheric Science, Cosmic Radiation, Meteorology, Geology, Soil Science, Botany, Human Physiology, Zoology, Geophysics, High Altitude