A method of moments model for VHF propagation

Author

Johnson, Joel T. ; Shin, Robert T. ; Eidson, John C. ; Tsang, Leung ; Kong, Jin Au

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

45

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

115

Lastpage

125

Abstract

Predictions of a numerical model for site specific very high frequency (VHF) propagation over irregular terrain are compared to experimental data and to other propagation models. The numerical model is based on an iterative version of the method of moments (MOM) known as the banded matrix flat surface iterative approach (BMFSIA) for either perfectly conducting or penetrable surfaces rough in one direction only. Due to the large size of the numerical problem (65000 to 130000 unknowns), a parallel implementation of the method is presented and applied in the simulations. Comparisons with measurement data show good agreement overall and also illustrate the sensitivity of the model to input terrain profiles. Comparisons with other propagation models show good agreement also in cases where these models are expected to be valid and further clarify the limitations of the approximations made in these methods

Keywords

VHF radio propagation; iterative methods; matrix algebra; method of moments; approximations; banded matrix flat surface iterative approach; experimental data; input terrain profiles; irregular terrain; iterative method; measurement data; method of moments model; numerical model; parallel implementation; penetrable surfaces; perfectly conducting surfaces; propagation models; radiowave propagation; rough surfaces; simulations; site specific VHF propagation; Earth; Frequency; Iterative methods; Laboratories; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Numerical models; Predictive models; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.554248

Filename

554248