Effective conductivity and permittivity of unsaturated porous materials in the frequency range 1 mHz-1GHz

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 306-327

  Revil, A ^a,b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CHARACTERISTIC FREQUENCIES; DOUBLE LAYER POLARIZATION; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HIGH-FREQUENCY ASYMPTOTICS; MAXWELL-WAGNER POLARIZATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; POROUS MATERIALS;

PERMITTIVITY;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY; PORE SPACE; POREWATER; POROUS MEDIUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 84876486249     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012WR012700     Document Type: Article

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