A new technique for measuring broadband dielectric spectra of undisturbed soil samples

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-238

  Lauer, K ^a   Wagner, N ^b   Felix Henningsen, P ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BULK DENSITY; DEWATERING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER CONTENT;

GERMANY; HESSE; TAUNUS;

EID: 84858438666     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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