HF propagation in a wideband ionospheric fluctuating reflection channel: Physically based software simulator of the channel

Radio Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Gherm, V E ^a   Zernov, N N ^a   Strangeways, H J ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMITTERS;

COMPLEX PHASE METHOD; HF WIDEBAND CHANNELS; IONOSPHERE MODELS; SCATTERING FUNCTIONS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 17144362147     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003093     Document Type: Article

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