Complex Effective Relative Permittivity of Soil Samples from the Taunus Region （Germany）

• Published in: Journal of earth science (Wuhan, China) China), 2010 (6), p.961-967
• Main Author: Katja Lauer Christian Albrecht Christina Salat Peter Felix-Henningsen
• Format: Article
• Language: Chinese
• Subjects: 土壤厚度; 土壤样品; 土壤水分含量; 地面穿透雷达; 德国; 等效相对介电常数; 经验模型; 预测精度
• ISSN: 1674-487X; 1867-111X

The most important parameter affecting ground-penetrating radar （GPR） measurements is the complex effective relative permittivity εr^＊,eff because it controls the propagation velocity and the reflection of GPR pulses. Knowing εr^＊,eff of soils passed through by electromagnetic waves increases accuracy in soil thickness and interface identification. Complex effective relative permittivity εr^＊,eff= εr^＊,eff - jεr^＊,effof 25 soil samples with textures ranging from loamy sand to silty clay was measured using the two-electrode parallelplate method. The measurements were conducted at defined water contents for frequencies from 1 MHz to 3 GHz. The results confirm the frequency dependence of εr^＊,eff and show that the dielectric behavior of soil-water mixtures is a function of water content. Applying the experimental data of this study with predictions based on the empirical model by Toppet aL （1980）, we find that Topp et aL＇s curve tends to underestimate the real part of εr^＊,eff measured. Along with frequency and