An automated approach for implementing GTD to model 2-D terrain effects at microwave frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Chamberlin, Kent ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE; GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; PATH LOSS; SIGNAL STRENGTH; TWO DIMENSIONAL TERRAIN EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030084390     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.485690     Document Type: Article

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