A noninvasive resonance-based method for moisture content evaluation through microstrip antennas

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1420-1426

  Cataldo, Andrea ^a   Monti, Giuseppina ^a   De Benedetto, Egidio ^a   Cannazza, Giuseppe ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antenna measurements; Frequency domain analysis; Microwave antennas; Microwave reflectometry; Scattering parameters; Time domain reflectometry (TDR)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE LEVELS; NON-INVASIVE MONITORING; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; SENSING ELEMENTS; SOIL SCIENCE; STATE-OF-THE ARTS; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR); WAVE FORMS;

AGRICULTURE; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SCATTERING; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; WATER CONTENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349174975     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2009.2014513     Document Type: Article

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