A novel approach to propagation prediction in confined and diffracting rough surfaces

International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 535-555

  Ndoh, Moïse ^a   Delisle, Gilles Y ^b   Le, René ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascade impedance; Confined media; Diffraction; Mine tunnels; Mining environment; Propagation; Rough sidewalls; Surface roughness; Underground paths

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FADING (RADIO); MINING; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; RADIO WAVES; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TUNNELS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CASCADE IMPEDANCE METHOD; CONFINED MEDIA; MINE TUNNELS; ROUGH SIDEWALLS; SEGMENTAL STATISTIC METHOD; UNDERGROUND PATHS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0347899314     PISSN: 08943370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnm.521     Document Type: Article

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