Finite-difference time-domain methods

FL Teixeira, C Sarris, Y Zhang, DY Na… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is a widespread numerical tool for full-
wave analysis of electromagnetic fields in complex media and for detailed geometries …

A survey of ELF and VLF research on lightning‐ionosphere interactions and causative discharges

US Inan, SA Cummer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely low frequency (ELF) and very low frequency (VLF) observations have formed the
cornerstone of measurement and interpretation of effects of lightning discharges on the …

[PDF][PDF] Computational electromagnetics: the finite-difference time-domain method

A Taflove, SC Hagness, M Piket-May - The Electrical Engineering …, 2005 - academia.edu
Prior to about 1990, the modeling of electromagnetic engineering systems was primarily
implemented using solution techniques for the sinusoidal steady-state Maxwell's equations …

An FDTD model for low and high altitude lightning-generated EM fields

W Hu, SA Cummer - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To explore lightning-generated electromagnetic wave behavior and lightning-related
ionospheric phenomena, a full-wave two-dimensional cylindrical finite-difference time …

An EJ collocated 3-D FDTD model of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetized cold plasma

Y Yu, JJ Simpson - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical model is proposed
herein to simulate electromagnetic wave propagation in an anisotropic magnetized cold …

Lightning and middle atmospheric discharges in the atmosphere

D Siingh, RP Singh, S Kumar, T Dharmaraj… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent development in lightning discharges including transient luminous events (TLEs) and
global electric circuit are discussed. Role of solar activity, convective available potential …

[图书][B] RF and microwave circuits, measurements, and modeling

M Golio, R Trew, J Golio, M Steer, LP Dunleavy… - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Highlighting the challenges RF and microwave circuit designers face in their day-to-day
tasks, RF and Microwave Circuits, Measurements, and Modeling explores RF and …

An efficient 3-D FDTD model of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetized plasma

A Samimi, JJ Simpson - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modeling electromagnetic wave propagation in the upper atmosphere is important for space
weather effects, satellite communications ionospheric modification experiments, and many …

Testing sprite initiation theory using lightning measurements and modeled electromagnetic fields

W Hu, SA Cummer, WA Lyons - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has shown that the statistical measurements of charge moment changes
in sprite‐producing lightning are in general agreement with the predictions based on the …

Three‐dimensional finite difference time domain modeling of the Earth‐ionosphere cavity resonances

H Yang, VP Pasko - Geophysical research letters, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Comparison of results from a three‐dimensional (3‐D) finite difference time domain (FDTD)
model of Schumann resonances (SR) with a set of classical eigenfrequency and quality …