Differential rain attenuation statistics including an accurate estimation of the effective slant path lengths

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2000, Pages 97-120

  Kanellopoulos, J D ^a   Panagopoulos, A D ^a   Livieratos, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 27744437379     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER99060503     Document Type: Article

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