A generalized frequency domain reflectometry modeling technique for soil electrical properties determination

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1063-1072

  Minet, J ^a   Lambot, S ^a,b   Delaide, G ^a   Huisman, J A ^b   Vereecken, H ^b   Vanclooster, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELS; EXACT SOLUTION; FREQUENCY RANGES; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; GENERALIZED FREQUENCIES; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; MODELING TECHNIQUE; MULTI-LAYERED MEDIA; PROBE EFFECTS; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION; SALT CONCENTRATION; SOIL CHARACTERIZATION; SOIL PROPERTY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PROBES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SOILS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; REFLECTOMETRY; SALT; SOIL TYPE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER CONTENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 79960199231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2010.0004     Document Type: Article

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