Spatial variability of dielectric properties in field soils

Jan M. H. Hendrickx; Brian Borchers; J. Woolslayer; Louis W. Dekker; Coen Ritsema; S. Paton

doi:10.1117/12.445491

18 October 2001 Spatial variability of dielectric properties in field soils

Jan M. H. Hendrickx, Brian Borchers, J. Woolslayer, Louis W. Dekker, Coen Ritsema, S. Paton

Proceedings Volume 4394, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VI; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445491
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Most mine detection sensors are affected by soil properties such as water content, temperature, electrical conductivity, and dielectric constant. The most important of these is water content since it directly influences the three other properties. The variability of these properties may be such that either potential landmine signatures are overshadowed or false alarms result. In this paper we present the results of field measurements in the Netherlands, Panama, and New Mexico on spatial variability of soil water content. We also discuss how the variability of soil water content affects the soils electrical conductivity and dielectric constant and the resulting response of a ground penetrating radar system.

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Jan M. H. Hendrickx, Brian Borchers, J. Woolslayer, Louis W. Dekker, Coen Ritsema, and S. Paton "Spatial variability of dielectric properties in field soils", Proc. SPIE 4394, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VI, (18 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445491

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