A MATLAB-based two-dimensional parabolic equation radiowave propagation package

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 164-175

  Sevgi, Levent ^a   Uluişik, ̧Caǧatay ^a   Akleman, Funda ^b  

^a DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Discrete Fourier transforms; Electrical engineering education; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; Electromagnetic refraction; Ground wave propagation; Land mobile radio propagation factors; Parabolic equation method; Radio propagation terrain factors; Simulation; Terrestial atmosphere; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; RADIO WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION IN NONHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; LAND MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION FACTORS; PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD; RADIO PROPAGATION TERRAIN FACTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33244488538     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2005.1589923     Document Type: Article

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