Electric field strength analysis of 216 and 270 kHz broadcast signals recorded during 9 years

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Biagi, P F ^a   Castellana, L ^a   Maggipinto, T ^a   Ermini, A ^b   Perna, G ^c   Capozzi, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GROUND WAVE (GRWAVE) ALGORITHM; RADIO SIGNALS; SKY WAVE PROPAGATION; STRENGTH ANALYSIS;

BROADCASTING;

EID: 33750154339     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003296     Document Type: Article

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