A novel measurement method of bulk/scaled dust permittivity at a microwave frequency band as I/P to accurate scattering computations. Part II

S. O. Bashir; N. J. McEwan

doi:10.3103/S0735272712060027

Authors

S. O. Bashir College of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
N. J. McEwan School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bradford, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272712060027

Keywords:

sand/dust storms, bulk permittivity measurement, novel method

Abstract

In order to compute the scattering properties of individual sand/dust particles dispersed in air, as in a true sand/dust storm, we need to derive a permittivity value which is representative of sand/dust particle with its layer of water. As a first step in this, we applied Looyenga’s formula to extract the permittivity of the dry sand/dust component from the mixture which is measured. Measured results could be used to estimate electromagnetic wave propagation impairments in communication systems.

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