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Electromagnetic wave propagation in a laterally nonuniform troposphere
Author(s) -
Cho Se Hyun,
Wait James R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs013i002p00253
Subject(s) - troposphere , wave propagation , piecewise , transverse plane , electromagnetic radiation , physics , range (aeronautics) , mode (computer interface) , plane (geometry) , computational physics , optics , geometry , meteorology , mathematics , materials science , mathematical analysis , structural engineering , computer science , composite material , engineering , operating system
Electromagnetic wave propagation in a nonuniform troposphere is studied for a cylindrical model of the earth. The refractive index of the troposphere is assumed to vary both with height and range. The formulation is facilitated by the fact that the field within a piecewise (laterally) uniform section can be represented by a discrete sum of modes that are orthogonal in the transverse plane. Using these radial wave functions, mode conversion at a junction between two laterally uniform structures is analyzed for both TE and TM waves.