Effect of atmospheric propagation in RCS predictions

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 101, Issue , 2010, Pages 277-290

  Alexopoulos, A ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; RADAR; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; SCATTERING OBJECTS;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 77949299850     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09121509     Document Type: Article

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