Hybrid wireless underground sensor networks: Quantification of signal attenuation in soil

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 755-761

  Bogena, H R ^a   Huisman, J A ^a   Meier, H ^a   Rosenbaum, U ^a   Weuthen, A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CRIM, Complex refractive index model; WUSN, Wireless underground sensor network

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIO WAVE; REAL TIME; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSOR; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 70349335432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0138     Document Type: Article

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