Radio Wave Propagation Along Mixed Paths in Forest Environments

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 471-477

  Tamir, T ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0017512393     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1977.1141620     Document Type: Article

References (15)

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