Measurement of the solid dielectric permittivity of clay minerals and granular samples using a time domain reflectometry immersion method

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 705-713

  Robinson, D A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CLAY; CLAY MINERALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MICA; MIXING; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS;

ACCURATE MODELING; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; FINE-GRAINED MINERALS; GRANULAR SAMPLES; IMMERSION METHOD; PERMITTIVITY VALUES; SOLID DIELECTRIC; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544319107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.2.705     Document Type: Article

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