Two-dimensional FDTD model of antipodal ELF propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 53-56

  Simpson, Jamesina J ^b   Taflove, Allen ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipodal propagation; Earth; ELF; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Schumann resonance

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EARTH (PLANET); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RESONANCE;

ANTIPODAL PROPAGATION; EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY (ELF); FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); SCHUMANN RESONANCE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0043039832     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2002.805123     Document Type: Article

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