Radio wave blind zone in a duct: an analytical approach

Maarten Rol; Ronald Nijboer; Alexander Yarovoy

Radio wave blind zone in a duct: an analytical approach

Maarten Rol, Ronald Nijboer, Alexander Yarovoy

Microwave Sensing, Signals & Systems

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Abstract

Electromagnetic (EM) waves propagate through the atmosphere where they are refracted depending on the composition of the atmosphere. This refraction highly influences the propagation of the EM-waves. Certain atmospheric conditions can cause EM-waves to get trapped within a duct. In these ducts blind zones may occur, where there is no EM-wave coverage. These blind zones show up in the results of ray tracing simulations. However, these codes provide no insight into the dependence of the blind zone on the atmospheric conditions and the transmitter height. In this research analytical expressions are derived for the range of these blind zones. The expressions have been verified by ray trace simulations for several transmitter heights under ducting conditions. Results show that the blind zone range can be accurately predicted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 24th International Microwave and Radar Conference, MIKON 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-839560203-0
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	24th International Microwave and Radar Conference, MIKON 2022 - Gdansk, Poland Duration: 12 Sept 2022 → 14 Sept 2022

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Name	2022 24th International Microwave and Radar Conference, MIKON 2022

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Conference	24th International Microwave and Radar Conference, MIKON 2022
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Gdansk
Period	12/09/22 → 14/09/22

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Blind Zone
Ducting
Radar
Ray Tracing

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Radio wave blind zone in a duct: an analytical approach. / Rol, Maarten; Nijboer, Ronald; Yarovoy, Alexander.
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