FDTD analysis of ELF wave propagation and Schumann resonances for a subionospheric waveguide model

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Otsuyama, T ^a   Sakuma, D ^a   Hayakawa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; RESONANCE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; SCHUMANN RESONANCE; SUBIONOSPHERIC WAVEGUIDE MODEL;

IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0842311740     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002752     Document Type: Article

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