An Improved Model for the Dielectric Constant of Sea Water at Microwave Frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 104-111

  Swift, Calvin T ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS - MICROWAVES;

SEAWATER;

EID: 0017449479     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1977.1141539     Document Type: Article

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