A time domain transmission method for determining the dependence of the dielectric permittivity on volumetric water content: An application to municipal landfills

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-192

  Masbruch, K ^a   Ferre T P A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental Management ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; LAND FILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; MONITORING METHODS; MULTIPLE SAMPLES; MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TIME-DOMAIN TRANSMISSION; VARIABLY SATURATED; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947611512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.2.186     Document Type: Article

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