Artificial neural network model for soil moisture estimation at microwave frequency

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-181

  Rajesh Mohan, Raman ^a   Mridula, Shanta ^a   Mohanan, Pezholil ^b  

^a School of Engineering   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY BANDS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MOISTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; SLOT ANTENNAS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING; FREE-SPACE TRANSMISSION; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT ALGORITHM; MEASURED VALUES; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; PRE-PROCESSING STEP; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 84941946844     PISSN: 19378726     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERM15070501     Document Type: Article

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