Dielectric characterization of vegetation at L band using an open-ended coaxial probe

Mavrovic, Alex; Roy, Alexandre; Royer, Alain; Filali, Bilal; Boone, François; Pappas, Christoforos; Sonnentag, Oliver

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-195-2018

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-195-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-195-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

Research article

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11 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 11 Jul 2018

Dielectric characterization of vegetation at L band using an open-ended coaxial probe

Alex Mavrovic, Alexandre Roy, Alain Royer, Bilal Filali, François Boone, Christoforos Pappas, and Oliver Sonnentag

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RC1: 'Review comments Simone Bircher', S. Bircher, 09 Apr 2018
RC2: 'Comments on Mavrovic et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Apr 2018
AC1: 'Revision of Manuscript: “Dielectric characterization of vegetation at L-band using an open-ended coaxial probe” by Alex Mavrovic et al.', Alexandre Roy, 19 Jun 2018

Short summary

To improve microwave satellite and airborne observation products in forest environments, a precise and reliable estimation of the permittivity of trees is required. We developed a probe suitable to measure the permittivity of tree trunks at L band in the field. The system is easily transportable in the field, low energy consuming, operational at low temperatures and weatherproof. The permittivity of seven tree species in both frozen and thawed states was measured, showing important contrast.