• DocumentCode
    1092851
  • Title

    The Penetration of Rock by Electromagnetic Waves and Audio Frequencies

  • Author

    Eve, A.S. ; Keys, D.A. ; Lee, F.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Canadian Geological Survey; Consulting senior physicist, U. S. Bureau of Mines
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1929
  • Firstpage
    2072
  • Lastpage
    2074
  • Abstract
    This paper aims to throw some light upon the much discussed topic of radio penetration and the path of radio waves. Conclusive experimental evidence at the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, free from all metallic conductors, confirms the hypothesis that radio waves penetrated through the groand and did not follow air openings or conductors. There is further evidence that audio-frequency magnetic fields are not greatly damped through an overburden to 300 ft. of sandstone and limestone having a resistivity of about 50,000 ohms per cm3.
  • Keywords
    Conductivity; Conductors; Copper; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Geology; Iron; Rails; Rivers; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Radio Engineers, Proceedings of the Institute of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0731-5996
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1929.221626
  • Filename
    1670213