Comparison of irregular terrain propagation models for use in digital terrain data based radiocommunication system planning tools

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 63-68

  Fontan, F Perez ^a   Rabanos, J M Hernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; AVAILABILITY; CALCULATIONS; DATA HANDLING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING;

AREA PREDICTION MODELS; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS; MORPHOSTRUCTURE DATA BASE; POINT TO POINT PREDICTION MODELS; RADIOCOMMUNICATION PLANNING TOOLS; TERRAIN DATA BASES; TERRAIN DATA HANDLING;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029322389     PISSN: 00189316     EISSN: 15579611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/11.392833     Document Type: Article

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