An Improved Split-Step Wavelet Transform Method for Anomalous Radio Wave Propagation Modelling
Abstract
Anomalous tropospheric propagation caused by ducting phenomenon is a major problem in wireless communication. Thus, it is important to study the behavior of radio wave propagation in tropospheric ducts. The Parabolic Wave Equation (PWE) method is considered most reliable to model anomalous radio wave propagation. In this work, an improved Split Step Wavelet transform Method (SSWM) is presented to solve PWE for the modeling of tropospheric propagation over finite and infinite conductive surfaces. A large number of numerical experiments are carried out to validate the performance of the proposed algorithm. Developed algorithm is compared with previously published techniques; Wavelet Galerkin Method (WGM) and Split-Step Fourier transform Method (SSFM). A very good agreement is found between SSWM and published techniques. It is also observed that the proposed algorithm is about 18 times faster than WGM and provide more details of propagation effects as compared to SSFM.
Keywords
Radio wave propagation, parabolic equation method, Split Step Fourier transform, split step wavelet transform, wavelet Galerkin, tropospheric ductPersistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11012/36554Document type
Peer reviewedDocument version
Final PDFSource
Radioengineering. 2014, vol. 23, č. 4, s. 987-996. ISSN 1210-2512http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2014/14_04_0987_0996.pdf
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