• DocumentCode
    1503996
  • Title

    Diffraction of VLF radio waves by polar ice caps

  • Author

    Wait, J.R.

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    6/6/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1030
  • Lastpage
    1032
  • Abstract
    A rudimentary theory is outlined for the phenomenon of diffraction of long radio waves by continental land masses for long seawater paths. The results would seem to be particularly relevant to observations by Barr for a path that just grazes the coast of Antarctica.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave diffraction; radiowave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 13.6 kHz; Antarctica; VLF; continental land masses; long seawater paths; polar ice caps; radiowave diffraction;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910641
  • Filename
    76214