Radio Propagation for Space Communications Systems

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1981, Pages 697-727

  Ippolito, Louis J ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS, SATELLITE;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0019583126     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1981.12049     Document Type: Article

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