A Versatile Wave Propagation Model for the VHF/UHF Range Considering Three-Dimensional Terrain

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1121-1131

  Lebherz, Manfred ^a   Wiesbeck, Werner ^b   Krank, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b Südwestfunk Baden Baden Technische Direktion ^*  (Germany)

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EID: 79955486927     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.182444     Document Type: Article

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