Groundwave propagation modeling: Problem-matched analytical formulations and direct numerical techniques

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-75

  Sevgi, Levent ^a   Akleman, Funda ^b   Felsen, Leopold B ^c  

^a DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; FDTD methods; FDTD wave propagator; Ground wave propagation; Mixed path propagation; Numerical modeling; Parabolic equation method; Ray mode approximations; Short pulse propagation; Split step parabolic equation technique; Surface impedance modeling; Surface wave propagation; Terrain modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE WAVES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWAVE PROPAGATION;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036477139     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.997903     Document Type: Review

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