Spectrally-dependent attenuation of microwaves by vegetation canopies

摘要

A wide-band waveguide transmission system and measuring technique have been developed to obtain continuous attenuation spectra of microwaves by vegetation in the frequency range 0.8-10.0 GHz. Laboratory experiments have been performed in order to examine the spectral dependence of the attenuation by different trees and tree fragments. Some results are presented showing the distinct difference of the attenuation as a function of the wavelength, vegetation type and moisture content.