A method of moments model for vhp propagation

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-125

  Johnson, Joel T ^a   Shin, Robert T ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical methods; Radio propagation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BANDED MATRIX FLAT SURFACE ITERATIVE APPROACH (BMFSIA); SITE SPECIFIC VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030871516     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.554248     Document Type: Article

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