Theoretical description of the parabolic approximation/Fourier split‐step method of representing electromagnetic propagation in the troposphere

Radio Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 381-393

  Kuttler, James R ^a   Dockery, G Daniel ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

FOURIER SPLIT-STEP METHOD; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; PARABOLIC WAVE EQUATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026121937     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/91RS00109     Document Type: Article

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