Random-incidence absorption and scattering coefficients of vegetation

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 379-388

  Yang, Hong Seok ^a   Kang, Jian ^a   Cheal, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; POROUS SUBSTRATES; REVERBERATION CHAMBERS; SCATTERING PROPERTY; VEGETATION COMPONENTS; VEGETATION COVERAGE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REVERBERATION; SCATTERING; SOIL MOISTURE;

VEGETATION;

EID: 84878326134     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918619     Document Type: Article

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