A Theoretical Model for Radio Signal Attenuation Inside Buildings

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 621-629

  Whitman, Gerald M ^a   Niver, Edip ^a   Kim, Kyu Sung ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Satellite Project Center ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RADIO SIGNAL ATTENUATION;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029357826     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: 19399359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.406630     Document Type: Article

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