The influence of horizontally variable refractive index height profile on radio horizon range

Author

Valtr, Pavel ; Pechac, Pavel

Volume

4

Issue

1

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

489

Lastpage

491

Abstract

This letter addresses refraction effects, assuming a horizontally nonhomogeneous troposphere. The influence of a range-dependent refractivity profile on a terrestrial radio link is investigated in terms of radio horizon range. The results can be used for interference analysis in metropolitan wireless networks. An analytical ray-tracing approach was employed to derive formulas for the radio horizon range calculation, considering a horizontally variable refractivity height profile.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave refraction; radio links; radiofrequency interference; radiowave propagation; ray tracing; refractive index; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; horizontally variable refractive index height profile; interference analysis; metropolitan wireless networks; nonhomogeneous troposphere; radio horizon range; ray-tracing approach; terrestrial radio link; Differential equations; Humidity; Interference; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical waveguides; Radio link; Ray tracing; Refractive index; Terrestrial atmosphere; Wireless networks; Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; interference suppression; radio propagation meteorological factors; refraction;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2005.862065

Filename

1564014