Vegetation attenuation measurements and modeling in plantations for wireless sensor network planning

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 36, 2011, Pages 283-301

  Ndzi, D L ^a   Kamarudin, L M ^b   Mohammad, E A A ^b   Zakaria, A ^b   Ahmad, R B ^b   Fareq, M M A ^b   Shakaff, A Y M ^b   Jafaar, M N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION MODEL; AVERAGE VALUES; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; FREE SPACE; GRID-LIKE; GROUND REFLECTION; ITU-R MODEL; OIL PALM; PARAMETER VALUES; PATH LOSS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PROPAGATION PATHS; RMS ERRORS; SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES; VEGETATION TYPE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS SERVICES;

FORECASTING; RATING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

VEGETATION;

EID: 83355160927     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB11091908     Document Type: Article

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