Microwave Dielectric Properties of Plant Materials
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- Vol. GE-22 (4) , 406-415
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.1984.350644
Abstract
Three waveguide transmission systems covering the 1-2, 3.5-6.5, and 7.5-8.5 GHz bands were used to measure the dielectric properties of vegetation material as a function of moisture content and microwave frequency. The materials measured included, primarily, the leaves and stalks of corn and wheat. Dielectric measurements also were made of the liquid included in the vegetation material after it was extracted from the vegetation by mechanical means. The extracted liquids were found to have an equivalent NaCl salinity of about 10 per mil, which can have a significant effect on the dielectric loss at frequencies below 5 GHz. The results of attempts to model the dielectric constant of the vegetation-water mixture in terms of the dielectric constants and volume fractions of its constituent parts (i. e., bulk vegetation, air, bound water, and free water) are discussed. Additionally, measurements of the temporal variations in the total attenuation at 10.2 GHz are presented for a corn canopy and a soybean canopy.Keywords
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