Moisture-dependent dielectric properties of soils of Faridkot region (Punjab) at 9.08 GHz

In this paper, dielectric properties of soils of Faridkot region (Punjab) are presented as a function of moisture content corresponding to X-band frequency 9.08 GHz. Cavity perturbation technique was used to find the values of dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor in moisture content range 2-15% (w. b.). Results showed that a considerable variation in dielectric properties is caused by change in moisture content for soils of Faridkot region. Dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor both showed an increasing trend with increase in moisture content 2-15% (w. b.). Variation in dielectric constant is more as compared to dielectric loss factor in entire moisture range. Further, a block wise comparison of moisture-dependent dielectric properties of Faridkot is presented in form of third order polynomial fitting.