Uncertainty estimation in simultaneous measurements of levels and permittivities of liquids using TDR technique

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 454-466

  Cataldo, Andrea ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a   Vallone, M ^a   Attivissimo, F ^b   Trotta, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dielectric measurements; Liquid level sensing; Reflection coefficient; Time domain reflectometry (TDR); Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

PERMITTIVITY; REFLECTION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

LIQUID-LEVEL SENSING; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 40549100424     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.911700     Document Type: Article

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