DIELECTRIC MIXING MODELS OF MOIST SOILS FOR MICROWAVE SATELLITE OBSERVATION OF SOIL MOISTURE: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

 The methodology for evaluating the amount and the permittivity of bound soil water was examined through comparing several dielectric mixing models for moist soils. The possibility and methodology for introducing pedotransfer function as well as water retention function into dielectric mixing models were then examined for effective representation of different soil-water characteristics over the world.