A Hybrid (Finite Difference-Surface Green's Function) Method for Computing Transmission Losses in an Inhomogeneous Atmosphere Over Irregular Terrain

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 1451-1458

  Marcus, Sherman W ^a  

^a RAFAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RADAR; RADIO LINKS; TROPOSPHERE;

FINITE DIFFERENCE/SURFACE GREEN'S FUNCTION METHOD; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; IMPEDANCE BOUNDARY CONDITION; IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE; RADIO TRANSMISSION LOSSES; STANDARD PARABOLIC EQUATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0026981726     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.204735     Document Type: Article

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