• DocumentCode
    3101149
  • Title

    Effect of canopy-air interface roughness on HF-VHF wave propagation in forest

  • Author

    Sarabandi, K. ; Il-Suek Koh

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    11-16 July 1999
  • Firstpage
    1482
  • Abstract
    The problem of wave propagation in forest is revisited in particular, the effect of the non-planar interface between the air and the canopy on lateral waves is examined. An analytical formulation is obtained for the mean field when both the transmitter and receiver are within the foliage. This formulation is based on the distorted Born approximation and is shown that compared to a planar interface, the field of a dipole in a canopy with rough interface is significantly reduced.
  • Keywords
    HF radio propagation; VHF radio propagation; approximation theory; dipole antennas; interface roughness; HF-VHF wave propagation; analytical formulation; canopy-air interface roughness; dipole field; distorted Born approximation; foliage; forest; lateral waves; mean field; nonplanar interface; planar interface; receiver; transmitter; Approximation methods; Dielectrics; Fresnel reflection; Geometry; Hafnium; Integral equations; Laboratories; Polarization; Scattering; Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5639-x
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1999.788223
  • Filename
    788223