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Comparative analysis of models of the dielectric properties of soil in self-excited oscillator measurements of moisture content

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A semi-empirical approach to choosing a model for realizing self-excited oscillator instruments for measuring moisture content by analyzing existing mathematical descriptions of the dielectric properties of soil is proposed.

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika No. 2, pp. 64–68, February, 2008.

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Lisichkin, V.G., Shvedov, S.N. Comparative analysis of models of the dielectric properties of soil in self-excited oscillator measurements of moisture content. Meas Tech 51, 213–218 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-008-9000-x

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