title: Fractal scattering of microwaves from soils.
abstract: Using a combination of laboratory experiments and computer simulation we show that microwaves reflected from and transmitted through soil have a fractal dimension correlated to that of the soil's hierarchic permittivity network. The mathematical model relating the ground-penetrating radar record to the mass fractal dimension of soil structure is also developed. The fractal signature of the scattered microwaves correlates well with some physical and mechanical properties of soils.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Apartado Postal 70-296, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, Coyoacán, México, D.F., México. olechko@servidor.unam.mx
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oleschko
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korvin
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Balankin
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Khachaturov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urrutia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brambila