Title :
Modal analysis of irregular terrain effects in radio propagation and the ray interpretation
Author_Institution :
University of Colorado, Department of Electrical Engineering, Boulder, USA
Abstract :
Radio propagation over an idealised terrain obstacle is analysed by modal analysis. The 2-dimensional model is a cylindrical hill with a surmounted knife-edge obstacle. It is indicated that the results may be interpreted from a ray-optical viewpoint.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19680288