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

Levent Sevgi; ̧Caǧatay Uluişik; Funda Akleman

doi:10.1109/MAP.2005.1589923

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

Levent Sevgi^*, ̧Caǧatay Uluişik, Funda Akleman

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Dogus University

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Abstract

This article introduces a simple MATLAB radiowave propagation package, SSPE_GUI, for the visualization of EM propagation over non-flat terrain through an inhomogeneous atmosphere, for waves radiated by a horizontally oriented antenna over the ground. The package can be used as an engineering tool to test the effects of various user-specified longitudinal terrain profiles and refractivity variations, as well as guiding and anti-guiding conditions on radiowave propagation, especially for GSM rural coverage planning. It can also be used as an educational aid (virtual tool) in EM lectures, for example, in antennas and propagation, wireless communication, etc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-175
Number of pages	12
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2005.1589923
Publication status	Published - Aug 2005

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

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