Spatial variability of dielectric properties in field soils

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4394, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 398-408

  Hendrickx, J M H ^a   Borchers, B ^a   Woolslayer, J ^a   Dekker, L W ^b   Ritsema, C ^b   Paton, S ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ^*  (Netherlands)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Climate; Dielectric constant; Electrical conductivity; Mine detection; Soil water content; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; PERMITTIVITY; SOILS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WATER;

MINE DETECTION;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0035759215     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.445491     Document Type: Article

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