Effects of the variability of atmospheric refractivity on propagation estimates

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 460-465

  Ted Rogers, L ^a  

^a Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CALCULATIONS; COASTAL ZONES; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTIVITY; RADIO MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030126043     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.489297     Document Type: Article

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