Feasibility Study of Density-Independent Moisture Measurement with Microwaves

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1981, Pages 732-739

  Meyer, Wolfgang ^a   Schilz, Wolfram M ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - ERROR ANALYSIS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

DENSITY INDEPENDENT MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT;

MOISTURE METERS;

EID: 0019592237     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1981.1130436     Document Type: Article

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