Propagation prediction techniques and antenna modeling (150 to 1705 kHz) for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) broadcast applications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 9-34

  DeMinco, Nicholas ^a  

^a Institute for Telecommunication Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

ANTENNA MODELING; PROPAGATION-PREDICTION MODELS;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034249014     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.868050     Document Type: Article

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