A line-of-sight propagation model for calculating atmospheric, sea, terrain multipath, and clutter at microwave frequencies

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 369-386

  Ott, Randolph H ^a,b  

^a Gen Res Corp International Inc   (United States)

^b GRCI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; TRAJECTORIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR CLUTTER; RADIO LINKS;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION; LINE OF SIGHT COMMUNICATIONS; LINE-OF-SIGHT PROPAGATION; PARABOLIC WAVE EQUATION; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; SECOND-ORDER SOLUTIONS;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); MICROWAVES;

GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION (GTD); LINE OF SIGHT (LOS) COMMUNICATION LINKS; LUNEBERG-KLINE EXPANSION; PARABOLIC WAVE EQUATION (PE);

EID: 0031101931     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS03199     Document Type: Article

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