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Experimental Studies of Millimeter-Wave Scattering in Discrete RandomMedia and from Rough Surfaces
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Yasuo Kuga, and Phillip Phu, "Experimental Studies of Millimeter-Wave Scattering in Discrete RandomMedia and from Rough Surfaces," , Vol. 14, 37-88, 1996.
doi:10.2528/PIER94010102
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