Radiation hazard assessment of pulsed microwave radars

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-177

  Puranen, L ^a   Jokela, K ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Microwave auditory effect; Microwave pulse; Power density; Radar

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICROWAVES; RADAR; RADIATION DOSAGE;

AUDITION; CALCULATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION HAZARDS; SCANNING ANTENNAS;

ENERGY DENSITY; EXPOSURE STANDARDS; HEARING THRESHOLD; MICROWAVE AUDITORY EFFECT; POWER DENSITY; SCANNING RADAR ANTENNAS;

RADAR;

EID: 0030300860     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.1996.11688307     Document Type: Article

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