Finite Conductivity Uniform GTD Versus Knife Edge Diffraction in Prediction of Propagation Path Loss

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 70-76

  Luebbers, Raymond J ^a  

^a Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory ^*  (Poland)

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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0021121725     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1984.1143189     Document Type: Article

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