Dielectric Properties of Soils						
						
This table, in a slightly different format is found in: Arthur R. von Hippel, ed.:						
"Dielectric Materials and Applications", M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1954.						
						
						
Soil Type	Moisture   Temperature		Frequency	E/Eo		tan d	
Sandy Soil	Dry		25 C		1.0E+02		3.420E+00	1.960E-01	
						1.0E+03		2.910E+00	8.000E-02	
						1.0E+04		2.750E+00	3.400E-02	
						1.0E+05		2.650E+00	2.000E-02	
						1.0E+06		2.590E+00	1.700E-02	
						1.0E+07		2.550E+00	1.600E-02	
						3.0E+08		2.550E+00	1.000E-02	
						3.0E+09		2.550E+00	6.200E-03	
						1.0E+10		2.530E+00	3.600E-03	

Sandy Soil	2.18% Water	25 C		1.0E+02		3.230E+00	6.400E-01
						1.0E+03		2.720E+00	1.300E-01
						1.0E+04		2.500E+00	5.600E-02
						1.0E+05		2.500E+00	3.000E-02
						1.0E+06		2.500E+00	2.500E-02
						1.0E+07		2.500E+00	2.500E-02
						3.0E+08		2.500E+00	2.600E-02
						3.0E+09		2.500E+00	3.000E-02
						1.0E+10		2.500E+00	6.500E-02

Sandy Soil	3.88% Water	25 C		1.0E+02	
						1.0E+03				1.500E+03
						1.0E+04	
						1.0E+05		5.000E+00	1.900E+01
						1.0E+06		4.700E+00	1.750E+00
						1.0E+07		4.500E+00	3.000E-01
						3.0E+08		4.500E+00	3.000E-02
						3.0E+09		4.400E+00	4.600E-02
						1.0E+10		3.600E+00	1.200E-01

Sandy Soil	18.8 % Water	25 C		1.0E+02		
						1.0E+03				3.425E+03
						1.0E+04				3.670E+02
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		2.000E+01	4.000E+00
						1.0E+07		2.000E+01	3.500E-01
						3.0E+08		2.000E+01	3.000E-02
						3.0E+09		2.000E+01	1.300E-01
						1.0E+10		1.300E+01	2.900E-01

Loamy Soil	Dry		25 C		1.0E+02		3.060E+00	7.000E-02
						1.0E+03		2.830E+00	5.000E-02
						1.0E+04		2.690E+00	3.500E-02
						1.0E+05		2.600E+00	3.000E-02
						1.0E+06		2.530E+00	1.800E-02
						1.0E+07		2.480E+00	1.400E-02
						3.0E+08		2.470E+00	6.500E-03
						3.0E+09		2.440E+00	1.100E-03
						1.0E+10		2.440E+00	1.400E-03

Loamy Soil	2.2% Water	25 C		1.0E+02		
						1.0E+03				2.100E+00
						1.0E+04		1.800E+01	1.600E+00
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		6.900E+00	6.500E-01
						1.0E+07		4.000E+00	4.500E-01
						3.0E+08		3.500E+00	6.000E-02
						3.0E+09		3.500E+00	4.000E-02
						1.0E+10		3.500E+00	3.000E-02

Loamy Soil	13.77% Water	25 C		1.0E+02		
						1.0E+03				8.490E+03
						1.0E+04				9.700E+02
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		
						1.0E+07		1.450E+01	1.300E+00
						3.0E+08		2.000E+01	1.600E-01
						3.0E+09		2.000E+01	1.200E-01
						1.0E+10		1.380E+01	1.800E-01

Clay Soil	Dry	25 C			1.0E+02		4.730E+00	1.200E-01
						1.0E+03		3.940E+00	1.200E-01
						1.0E+04		3.270E+00	1.200E-01
						1.0E+05		2.790E+00	1.000E-01
						1.0E+06		2.570E+00	6.500E-02
						1.0E+07		2.440E+00	4.000E-02
						3.0E+08		2.380E+00	2.000E-02
						3.0E+09		2.270E+00	1.500E-02
						1.0E+10		2.160E+00	1.300E-02

Clay Soil	20.09% Water	25 C		1.0E+02		
						1.0E+03				7.800E+03
						1.0E+04				1.000E+03
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		
						1.0E+07		2.160E+01	1.700E+00
						3.0E+08		2.000E+01	5.200E-01
						3.0E+09		1.130E+01	2.500E-01
						1.0E+10		

Magnetite Soil	Dry	25 C			1.0E+02		
						1.0E+03		
						1.0E+04		
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		1.090E+00	
						1.0E+07		1.090E+00	
						3.0E+08		1.090E+00	2.500E-02
						3.0E+09		1.005E+00	2.900E-02
						1.0E+10		

Magnetite Soil	(unknown)	25 C		1.0E+02		3.950E+00	4.100E-02
						1.0E+03		3.750E+00	2.900E-02
						1.0E+04		3.620E+00	2.200E-02
						1.0E+05		3.520E+00	1.700E-02
						1.0E+06		3.500E+00	1.500E-02
						1.0E+07		3.600E+00	1.200E-02	
						3.0E+08		3.500E+00	1.800E-02	
						3.0E+09		3.500E+00	2.200E-02	
						1.0E+10			

Magnetite Soil	4.8% Water	25 C		1.0E+02			
(p = 2E5 ohm-cm)				1.0E+03			
						1.0E+04			
						1.0E+05			
						1.0E+06		1.200E+01	9.000E+00	
						1.0E+07		1.000E+01	1.000E+00	
						3.0E+08		9.000E+00	1.200E-01	
						3.0E+09		8.300E+00	2.200E-01	
						1.0E+10			

Magnetite Soil	11.0% Water	25 C		1.0E+02			
(p = 2E4 ohm-cm)				1.0E+03		
						1.0E+04		
						1.0E+05		
						1.0E+06		
						1.0E+07		3.000E+01	4.000E+00
						3.0E+08		3.000E+01	2.000E-01
						3.0E+09		3.000E+01	3.200E-01
						1.0E+10		

Amplifilm	Dry		25 C		1.0E+02		4.340E+00	3.140E-03
(Bentonite Clay					1.0E+03		4.320E+00	2.200E-03
with organic					1.0E+04		4.300E+00	1.900E-03
binder)						1.0E+05		4.300E+00	1.700E-03
						1.0E+06		4.300E+00	1.700E-03
						1.0E+07		4.290E+00	1.800E-03
						3.0E+08		
						3.0E+09
						1.0E+10