Propagation modeling of under-ice transmissions using the parabolic equation

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 1973-1973
Author(s):  
Kevin D. Heaney ◽  
Richard L. Campbell ◽  
Lee F. Frietag
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Sirkova

AbstractThis work provides an introduction to one of the most widely used advanced methods for wave propagation modeling, the Parabolic Equation (PE) method, with emphasis on its application to tropospheric radio propagation in coastal and maritime regions. The assumptions of the derivation, the advantages and drawbacks of the PE, the numerical methods for solving it, and the boundary and initial conditions for its application to the tropospheric propagation problem are briefly discussed. More details are given for the split-step Fourier-transform (SSF) solution of the PE. The environmental input to the PE, the methods for tropospheric refractivity profiling, their accuracy, limitations, and the average refractivity modeling are also summarized. The reported results illustrate the application of finite element (FE) based and SSF-based solutions of the PE for one of the most difficult to treat propagation mechanisms, yet of great significance for the performance of radars and communications links working in coastal and maritime zones — the tropospheric ducting mechanism. Recent achievements, some unresolved issues and ongoing developments related to further improvements of the PE method application to the propagation channel modeling in sea environment are highlighted.


2000 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 2562-2562 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Fromm ◽  
Michael D. Collins ◽  
Guy V. Norton

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2011
Author(s):  
Mikhail Lytaev ◽  
Eugene Borisov ◽  
Andrei Vladyko

This study is devoted to radio wave propagation modeling in the urban environment. Special attention has been paid to the features of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. For the first time, the three-dimensional bidirectional parabolic equation (PE) method has been applied to the specified problem. Buildings and other obstacles are modeled by impenetrable (perfectly electric conducting) cuboids. A harmonic radiation source with an arbitrary direction pattern may be modeled. Numerical simulation is performed for various propagation scenarios. A comparison with the ray-tracing (RT) method is given. The results of the numerical simulation prove the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method. Some recommendations for deploying VANETs are obtained based on the numerical results.


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