Two-dimensional FDTD model of antipodal ELF propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth

Jamesina J. Simpson; Allen Taflove

doi:10.1109/LAWP.2002.805123

Two-dimensional FDTD model of antipodal ELF propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth

Jamesina J. Simpson^*, Allen Taflove

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Abstract

This letter reports the initial application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to model extremely low-frequency (ELF) propagation around the entire Earth. Periodic boundary conditions are used in conjunction with a variable-cell two-dimensional TM FDTD grid, which wraps around the complete Earth sphere. The model is verified by numerical studies of antipodal propagation and the Schumann resonance. This model may be significant because it points the way toward direct three-dimensional FDTD calculation of round-the-world ELF propagation, accounting for arbitrary horizontal as well as vertical geometrical and electrical inhomogeneities of the ionosphere, continents, and oceans.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-56
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2002.805123
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antipodal propagation
ELF
Earth
Finite difference time domain (FDTD)
Schumann resonance

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Two-dimensional FDTD model of antipodal ELF propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth

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