A novel MoM- and SSPE-based groundwave-propagation field-strength prediction simulator

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 69-82

  Akleman, Funda ^a   Sevgi, Levent ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atmospheric refractivity; Electromagnetic refraction; Ground wave propagation; Land mobile radio propagation factors; Moment methods; Parabolic equation; Path loss prediction; Radio propagation terrain factors; Terrain factors

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC REFRACTION; GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; LAND MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION FACTORS; PARABOLIC EQUATION; RADIO PROPAGATION TERRAIN FACTORS;

MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 37249004805     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2007.4395296     Document Type: Article

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