In this paper, a quasi-deterministic (Q-D) model for non-stationary underwater acoustic (UWA) channels is proposed. This model combines the BELLHOP deterministic model and geometry-based stochastic model (GBSM), which provides higher accuracy and flexibility. Different propagation components in shallow water are classified as D-rays, R-rays and F-rays in the proposed model, where D-rays are modeled by BELLHOP while both R-rays and F-rays are modeled by GBSM. Some important channel statistical properties, including time-frequency correlation function (TF-CF), Doppler power spectrum density (PSD), average Doppler shift, and RMS Doppler spread are derived and simulated. Finally, simulation results illustrate the correctness of the proposed model.
@article{arxiv.2501.04238,
title = {A Quasi-deterministic Channel Model for Underwater Acoustic Communication Systems},
author = {Yuxuan Yang and Yilin Ma and Hengtai Chang and Cheng-Xiang Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.04238},
year = {2025}
}