標題: Frequency domain versus travel time analyses of TDR waveforms for soil moisture measurements
作者: Lin, CP
土木工程學系
Department of Civil Engineering
公開日期: 1-May-2003
摘要: When time domain reflectometry (TDR) is applied to the field characterization of soil moisture, the waveforms have typically been analyzed using travel time along the wave guide. The apparent dielectric constant traditionally determined by the travel time analysis using a tangent-line method does not have a clear physical meaning and is influenced by several system and material parameters. The frequency domain analysis, however, can determine the actual frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity and can be performed using a very short probe. This study presents a numerical modeling approach for common unmatched TDR probes to analyze the TDR signals in the frequency domain. This approach is also adopted to examine how TDR bandwidth, probe length, probe impedance, dielectric relaxation, and electrical conductivity affect travel time analysis. Simulation results indicated that, although the effects of TDR bandwidth and probe length could be quantified and calibrated, the calibration equation for soil moisture measurements was still affected by dielectric relaxation and electrical conductivity, because of differences in soil texture and density. The effects of density can be removed by adding a density term to the calibration equation. Correlating with water content the dielectric permittivity at frequencies between 500 MHz and 1 GHz, rather than the apparent dielectric constant, can minimize the influence of soil texture.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11536/27879
ISSN: 0361-5995
期刊: SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
Volume: 67
Issue: 3
起始頁: 720
結束頁: 729
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