The image theory electromagnetic fields of a horizontal electric dipole in the presence of a conducting half space

The problem considered is a horizontal electric dipole that is located above or below the plane surface of a conducting half space. Expressions for the field components are obtained by employing finitely conducting earth‐image theory techniques. The formulas developed are of simple form and are valid from the quasi‐static to the far‐field ranges as long as the measurement distance is greater than 3 times the burial depth of the source and/or receiver.