Ground wave propagation in an inhomogeneous atmosphere over mixed-paths

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E90-C, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 288-294

  Kawano, Toru ^a   Goto, Keiji ^a   Ishihara, Toyohiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ground wave propagation; Mixed paths; Recovery effect; Surface duct; Surface wave

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIO WAVES; SURFACE WAVES;

GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; MIXED-PATHS; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; RECOVERY EFFECT; SURFACE DUCTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33847167691     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: 17451353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e90-c.2.288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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