ELF Propagation Update

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 179-188

  Bannister, Peter R ^a  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - PROPAGATION;

ELF PROPAGATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0021458043     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1984.1145609     Document Type: Article

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