Dielectric mixing models for water content determination in woody biomass

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-259

  Paz, Ana ^a   Thorin, Eva ^a   Topp, Clarke ^b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CENTER; BIOMASS SAMPLES; BOUND WATERS; CELLULAR MATERIAL; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC MIXING MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FREE WATER; MAXWELL-GARNETT; MAXWELL-GARNETT MODELS; MIXING MODELS; POWER LAW; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERROR OF PREDICTIONS; THREE PHASIS; TRAVEL TIME; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79955804815     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-010-0316-8     Document Type: Article

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