Radio propagation in rural residential areas with vegetation

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 40, Issue , 2003, Pages 131-153

  Blaunstein, N ^a   Censor, D ^a   Katz, D ^a   Freedman, A ^b   Matityahu, I ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Innowave ECILtd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION PHENOMENON; MULTIPLE SCATTERING EFFECT; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STOCHASTIC APPROACH; TOPOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION;

DIFFRACTION; HOUSES; LANDFORMS; RADIO WAVES; SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

VEGETATION;

EID: 14844329517     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER02083003     Document Type: Article

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