Modal propagation of high frequency electromagnetic waves in straight and curved tunnels within the earth

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1611-1627

  Mahmoud, S F ^a,b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b IEEE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR SHAPED TUNNELS; HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MODAL FIELDS; MODAL PROPAGATION;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; FREQUENCIES; MODAL ANALYSIS; TUNNELS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 27744607454     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939305775537401     Document Type: Article

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