A new solution for the analysis of multiple-building diffraction in urban areas with shadowing caused by a cylindrical hill

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2632-2636

  Rodríguez, José Víctor ^a   Molina García Pardo, José María ^a   Juan Llácer, Leandro ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mobile radio systems; Multiple diffraction; Radiowave propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHYSICAL OPTICS; RADIO RECEIVERS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

MULTIPLE DIFFRACTION; UNIFORM THEORY OF DIFFRACTION (UTD);

MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548601300     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.904151     Document Type: Article

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