Electromagnetic surface waves: New formulas and applications

Author

King, Ronald W P

Author_Institution

Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

33

Issue

11

fYear

1985

fDate

11/1/1985 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1204

Lastpage

1212

Abstract

Relatively simple and accurate formulas are now available for the complete electromagnetic field generated by vertical and horizontal dipoles located on or near the boundary between two electrically different half-spaces such as air and water or rock and sea water. The principal part of the field is an outward-traveling lateral wave with useful properties. The formulas are given and their application to a variety of problems reviewed briefly. These include: radio communication over the surface of the earth or sea, the wave antenna, communication with submarines using vertical dipoles in air and horizontal dipoles in the sea, the location of buried objects using horizontal dipoles on the surface of the earth, and the measurement of the conductivity of the sea floor.

Keywords

Antenna proximity factors; Dipole arrays; Electromagnetic surface waves; Geophysical measurements; Sea floor; Surface electromagnetic waves; Underwater radio communication; Buried object detection; Dipole antennas; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic scattering; Radio communication; Sea surface; Surface waves; Underwater communication; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.1985.1143504

Filename

1143504