Measuring the dielectric permittivity of a plant canopy and its response to changes in plant water status: An application of Impulse Time Domain Transmission

Plant and Soil

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-133

  Burke, Eleanor J ^a,b   Harlow, R Chawn ^a   Ferré, Ty P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric permittivity; Non invasive; TDR; TDT; Time domain reflectometry; Vegetation water content

Indexed keywords

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 21244451939     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-0303-7     Document Type: Article

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