• DocumentCode
    985406
  • Title

    Phase of electromagnetic field on the surface of an inhomogeneous earth for sky-wave illumination

  • Author

    Wait, J. ; Spies, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Institute for Telecommunication Science and Aeronomy, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    9/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    708
  • Lastpage
    709
  • Abstract
    A method of calculating the phase of an LF downcoming sky wave in the vicinity of a coastline is presented. The complex integral representation for the resultant field, on the homogeneous earth, is modified to take full account of the inhomogeneity which is in the form of a two-section path. It is shown that there is a phase-recovery effect when the propagation is across the coastline from land toward the sea.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; LF radio propagation; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Fading; Frequency; Lighting; Polarization; RF signals; Sea surface; Surface impedance; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1967.1139006
  • Filename
    1139006