Numerical calculation of high power microwave propagation trace in atmosphere

Abstract

When high power microwave is propagating in atmosphere, the effect of atmospheric refraction will take place and the extent of it mainly depends on the variation gradient of refractive index and the initial quadrant elevation according to path. Based on the lower atmosphere section data, this paper divides the propagation trace of high power microwave when the atmosphere is not breakdown by some points, get the quadrant elevation, altitude, geocentric separation angle from every points to the target point and the true distance from every points to the emission point and realize simulation of high power microwave propagation trace in atmosphere.