DocumentCode
2684448
Title
Accurate L-band measurements of the dielectric constant of seawater
Author
Lang, R.H. ; Utku, C. ; Janiczek, J. ; Tarkocin, Y. ; Vine, D. M Le
Author_Institution
George Washington Univ., Washington
fYear
2007
fDate
23-28 July 2007
Firstpage
5255
Lastpage
5257
Abstract
A new temperature controlled microwave cavity system to measure the complex dielectric constant of seawater at 1.413 GHz is discussed. The system is being developed to measure seawater for temperatures from 0degC to 30degC and salinities from 10 to 40 psu. The paper discusses the construction of the measurement system and initial stability tests.
Keywords
geophysical techniques; seawater; L-band measurements; dielectric constant; frequency 1.413 GHz; seawater salinity; seawater temperature; temperature controlled microwave cavity system; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurements; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; L-band; Microwave measurements; Q factor; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Temperature sensors; dielectric constant; microwave; salinity; seawater;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Barcelona
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1212-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4424047
Filename
4424047
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