Application of multiphase dielectric mixing models for understanding the effective dielectric permittivity of frozen soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  He, Hailong ^a   Dyck, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; HYSTERESIS; MIXING; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

BOUND WATERS; DIELECTRIC MIXING MODEL; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODELING PARAMETERS; MULTIPHASES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER EFFECTS; WATER PERMITTIVITY;

FROZEN SOILS;

DATA SET; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROZEN GROUND; HYSTERESIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA;

EID: 84874443150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2012.0060     Document Type: Article

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