Title :
Accurate L-band dielectric constant measurements of seawater
Author :
Lang, Roger H. ; Tarkocin, Yalcin ; Utku, Cuneyt ; Vine, David Le
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electical & Comput. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
Abstract :
A temperature controlled resonant cavity is used to measure the complex dielectric constant of seawater at 30 psu over the temperature range from 10degC to 35degC at 1.413 GHz. The measurements are conducted multiple times to obtain the mean and the standard deviation at each point. This paper describes the experimental procedure and presents recent dielectric constant results. These results are compared with the values obtained using the Klein-Swift model function.
Keywords :
seawater; Klein-Swift model function; L-band dielectric constant; frequency 1.413 GHz; seawater; temperature 10 C to 35 C; temperature controlled resonant cavity; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurements; L-band; Ocean temperature; Q factor; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Sea measurements; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Dielectric Constant; Microwave Resonant Cavity; Salinity; Seawater;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, 2008. MICRORAD 2008
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1986-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1987-6
DOI :
10.1109/MICRAD.2008.4579507
