• DocumentCode
    1199099
  • Title

    The Effect of the Earth´s Curvature on Ground-Wave Propagation

  • Author

    Burrows, Charles R. ; Gray, Marion C.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N.Y.
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1941
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    Curves are presented for the rapid calculation of the ground wave for radio propagation over a spherical earth of arbitrary ground constants, antenna heights, and polarization.
  • Keywords
    Antennas and propagation; Conductivity; Earth; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic refraction; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Radio propagation; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1941.232356
  • Filename
    1694151