Measurement strategies for a confined microwave circular scanner

Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 787-802

  Lencrerot, R ^a   Litman, A ^a   Tortel, H ^a   Geffrin, J M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Inverse scattering problem; Microwave cavity; Optimal design; Optimization and variational techniques; Soil moisture monitoring

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE CONTROL; SCANNING; SOIL MOISTURE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

INVERSE SCATTERING PROBLEMS; MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION; MICROWAVE CAVITY; MICROWAVE IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; SOIL MOISTURE MONITORING; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 70349734496     PISSN: 17415977     EISSN: 17415985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17415970802577012     Document Type: Article

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