Title :
Wideband measurement of microwave characteristics of soils
Author :
Al-Attar, A. ; Scott, Howard F. ; Daniels, David J.
Author_Institution :
British Gas Engineering Research Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
An in-situ method for measuring the bulk attenuation and dielectric constant of soils over the range of frequencies 0.3 GHz to 1.3 GHz has been devised. Very short pulse and fast Fourier transform techniques have been used to derive attenuation and dielectric constants.
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; fast Fourier transforms; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; remote sensing; soil; 0.3 GHz to 1.3 GHz; MHz 0300 to 1300; UHF; bulk attenuation; dielectric constant; fast Fourier transform techniques; radar; remote sensing; soils; wideband microwave characteristics measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820134
