Realistic surface modeling for a finite-difference time-domain wave propagator

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1675-1679

  Akleman, F ^a   Sevgi, L ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EM Propagation; FDTD wave propagator; Groundwaves; Mixed path propagation; Surface Impedance modeling; Surface wave propagation; Terrain modeling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SURFACE MODELING;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0043166407     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.813618     Document Type: Article

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