M-layer: NPS version

Author

Lee, Hung-Mou ; Han, Yin Yuan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., US Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

29

Issue

2

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1363

Lastpage

1367

Abstract

M-layer is a FORTRAN program for computing the over-the-horizon propagation factor of an electromagnetic (EM) wave in a stratified atmosphere when ducting is present. The M-layer program developed by the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) has been substantially revised into a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) version. The mode locating algorithm was rewritten to take advantage of local analyticity of the mode function. The exponential complex number representation was adopted to simplify multiplication and to improve accuracy when adding two complex numbers which nearly cancel each other. A consistency condition was formulated to assure accurate evaluation of the height-gain function. As a result, this NPS version executes faster with greater stability

Keywords

radiowave propagation; telecommunications computing; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; EM wave; FORTRAN program; M-layer program; NOSC; NPS version; Naval Ocean Systems Center; Naval Postgraduate School; accuracy; consistency condition; ducting; exponential complex number representation; height-gain function; local analyticity; mode function; mode locating algorithm; over-the-horizon propagation factor; stratified atmosphere; Algorithm design and analysis; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Earth; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Oceans; Piecewise linear approximation; Piecewise linear techniques; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.250652

Filename

250652