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Microwave dielectric behavior of vegetation material

Author
Ulaby, Fawwaz T.
Published
Jan 1, 1987.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Elrayes, Mohamed A.
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Summary
The microwave dielectric behavior of vegetation was examined through the development of theoretical models involving dielectric dispersion by both bound and free water and supported by extensive dielectric measurements conducted over a wide range of conditions. The experimental data were acquired using an open-ended coaxial probe that was developed for sensing the dielectric constant of thin layers of materials, such as leaves, from measurements of the complex reflection coefficient using a network analyzer. The probe system was successfully used to record the spectral variation of the dielectric constant over a wide frequency range extending from 0.5 to 20.4 GHz at numerous temperatures between -40 to +40 C. The vegetation samples were measured over a wide range of moisture conditions. To model the dielectric spectrum of the bound water component of the water included in vegetation, dielectric measurements were made for several sucrose-water solutions as analogs for the situation in vegetation. The results were used in conjunction with the experimental data for leaves to determine some of the constant coefficients in the theoretical models. Two models, both of which provide good fit to the data, are proposed.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19870007960.
Accession ID: 87N17393.
NASA-CR-180096.
NAS 1.26:180096.
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