Frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity from 0 to 1 GHz: Time domain reflectometry measurements compared with frequency domain network analyzer measurements

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3603-3610

  Heimovaara, T J ^a,b,d   De Winter, E J G ^c   Van Loon, W K P ^c   Esveld, D C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b IWACO   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d IWACO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CABLES; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FREQUENCY BANDS; PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; SAND; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WIRE;

COMPLEX DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; FREQUENCY AND TIME DOMAINS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; LOW SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; NETWORK ANALYZER MEASUREMENT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SANDY SOIL; SOIL WATER; TDR;

EID: 0030301425     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR02695     Document Type: Article

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