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2015-11-24
A Decomposition Method for Computing Radiowave Propagation Loss Using Three-Dimensional Parabolic Equation
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 44, 183-189, 2015
Abstract
The parabolic equation(PE) method is widely used in radiowave propagation predictions. It has the advantages of high efficiency and stability, but it will lead to greater predicting errors in some situations, because the effects of transverse terrain gradients are not modeled. This problem can be solved by extending the 2D PE to the three-dimensional (3D) PE. However, the computing efficiency will degrade because of large scale matrix operations. In this paper, a new method is presented, in which the 3D PE is decomposed into two 2D PEs. It increases the computational efficiency and accuracy effectively. To verify the capability of the proposed method in radiowave propagation prediction, an experiment platform was set up. The computational results using this new method are compared with the experimental and Method of Moment(MoM) numerical computational results. Good agreements are achieved in the comparison.
Citation
Guizhen Lu, Ruidong Wang, Zhi Cao, and Kehua Jiang, "A Decomposition Method for Computing Radiowave Propagation Loss Using Three-Dimensional Parabolic Equation," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 44, 183-189, 2015.
doi:10.2528/PIERM15092005
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