PETOOL v2.0: Parabolic Equation Toolbox with evaporation duct models and real environment data
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A new version of PETOOL (Parabolic Equation Toolbox) is introduced with various additional capabilities. PETOOL is an open-source and MATLAB-based software tool with a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) for the analysis and visualization of electromagnetic wave propagation over variable terrain and through arbitrary atmosphere. Four novel features of the second version are as follows: (i) Several evaporation duct models have been developed. (ii) Real atmosphere data have been included in the form of “Binary Universal Form for Representation (BUFR)” data developed by “World Meteorological Organization (WMO)”. (iii) Real terrain data have been incorporated into the toolbox in the form of “Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)” developed by “National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)”. (iv) A special add-on has been developed to generate a 3D coverage map of propagation factor/loss on real terrain data. The toolbox can be used for research and/or educational purposes to analyze more realistic propagation scenarios in an easier and flexible manner. The previous version of this program (AEJS_v1_0) may be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2011.07.017.
本文介绍了PETOOL（抛物方程工具箱，Parabolic Equation Toolbox）的新版本，其新增了多项功能。PETOOL是一款基于MATLAB的开源软件工具，配备友好易用的图形用户界面（Graphical User Interface，GUI），可用于分析并可视化可变地形上空、任意大气环境中的电磁波传播过程。该第二版具备四项全新特性：(i) 开发了多款蒸发波导模型；(ii) 采用世界气象组织（World Meteorological Organization，WMO）制定的二进制通用表示格式（Binary Universal Form for Representation，BUFR）存储的真实大气数据；(iii) 集成了由美国国家影像与制图局（National Imagery and Mapping Agency，NIMA）制定的数字地形高程数据（Digital Terrain Elevation Data，DTED）格式的真实地形数据；(iv) 开发了一款专用附加组件，可基于真实地形数据生成传播因子/损耗的三维覆盖图。该工具箱可用于科研与教学场景，以更简便灵活的方式分析更贴合实际的电磁波传播场景。该程序的旧版本（AEJS_v1_0）可通过链接https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2011.07.017获取。
