A numerical scheme for the solution of the vector parabolic equation governing the radio wave propagation in straight and curved rectangular tunnels

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 10 PART 2, 2009, Pages 3249-3257

  Bernardi, Paolo ^a   Caratelli, Diego ^b   Cicchetti, Renato ^a   Schena, Vincenzo ^c   Testa, Orlandino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field propagation; Finite difference numerical scheme; High frequency prediction models; Railway and road tunnels; Vector parabolic equation (VPE)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; NUMERICAL SCHEME; ROAD TUNNEL; VECTOR PARABOLIC EQUATION;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RADIO WAVES; RAILROADS; ROADS AND STREETS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VECTORS; WIND TUNNELS;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

EID: 76149134324     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2027142     Document Type: Article

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