Analysis of ground wave propagation over land-to-sea mixed-path by using equivalent current source on aperture plane

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E92-C, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-54

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

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aperture plane; Asymptotic solution; Ground wave propagation; Land to sea mixed paths

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING;

APERTURE PLANE; ASYMPTOTIC REPRESENTATIONS; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; HIGH-FREQUENCY ASYMPTOTICS; INTEGRAL REPRESENTATION; STATIONARY PHASE POINT; STEEPEST-DESCENT PATHS;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 71049120809     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: 17451353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1587/transele.E92.C.46     Document Type: Article

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