CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications: An International Journal (SSTA Journal) on Subsurface Aquametry Subsurface Sensing generally involves detecting, locating, and identifying objects underneath a surface. It finds numerous applications in many scientific and engineering branches, such as nondestructive testing, civil, construction, railroads, utilities, maritime structures, mining, materials, surface metrology, environment, petroleum, geology, seismology, chemistry, medicine, biological sciences, forestry, communications, law enforcement, agriculture, archeology, food, unexploded ordnance and mines, industrial process monitoring, etc. The SSTA Journal’s scope is broad and truly multidisciplinary; it provides a competent forum, a “scientific home”, for researchers and engineers working on this field as well as for users of subsurface sensors. A significant subgroup of subsurface sensing involves determinations of the water content in mixtures, liquids, and composite materials. This subgroup represents the Subsurface Aquametry, which is the theme of this special issue of the SSTA Journal. Part of the subsurface aquametry is often called Microwave or Dielectric Aquametry. Significant research in subsurface aquametry has been done, and its publications are scattered in a number of different journals and conferences in various scientific and engineering disciplines. This special issue is the first attempt in unifying the subsurface aquametry research publications under the SSTA Journal. Papers are solicited for a special issue of the SSTA Journal on “Subsurface Aquametry” to be published in October 2000. This issue will publish original research and review articles, both full-length and short papers, addressing theory and practice of subsurface aquametry, and includes but not limited to the following topics: Classical water physics and water chemistry, the ground knowledge of the aquametrist. Bound water in solids and liquids. Dielectric and acoustic water spectroscopy.Dielectric Aquametry. Reference, standardization, choice of measuring frequency. Interaction between water and electromagnetic waves. Wave propagation in moist substances. Links between mixture theories and measurements. Mixing rules. Sensing techniques, measuring the integral water content in different mixtures. Reflection and transmission measurements. Reference for remote sensing. Reconstruction of 2 or 3 dimensional distribution of water in mixtures, among others in soil, snow, building materials emulsions, wood, oil and kernels. Data processing for the reconstruction. Application fields, like meteorology, archeological and geologic imaging, hydrology, civil engineering, agriculture, industrial production, drying. Exploration of water resources. Development and designs of specific subsurface sensor components. Please send four copies of your manuscripts, by April 30, 2000, for possible publication to one of the following guest co-editors: Dr. Alex Brandelik, Guest Co-Editor Dr. Ray King, Guest Co-Editor Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe KDC Technology Corporation Postbox 3640 2011 Research Drive D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany Livermore, CA 94550, USA Tel.:0049 7247 823913, Tel.: (925) 449 4770 Fax: 0049 7247 824377 Fax: (925) 449 4121 E-mail: alexander.brandelik@imk.fzk.de E-mail: kdc@ant-s.com -Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications- An International Journal INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS 1. Submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Previously published conference papers may be submitted if the paper is expanded over the conference publication. A statement transferring copyright from the authors (or their employers, if they hold the copyright) to Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers will be required before the manuscript can be accepted for publication. The Editor will supply necessary forms for this transfer. Such a written transfer of copyright, which previously was assumed to be implicit in the act of submitting a manuscript, is necessary under the U.S. Copyright Law in order for the publisher to carry through the dissemination of research results and reviews as widely and effectively as possible. 2. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on one side only on 8 ½ x 11 inch (21.5 x 28 cm) papers with margins of 1 inch (2.5 cm) on all four sides. Type size must be at least 11 point. An abstract of not more than 200 words is to be provided. A list of 3-5 key words is to be provided directly below the abstract. Key words should express the precise content of the manuscript, as they are used for indexing purposes. The maximum length of each manuscript is 40 double-spaced pages including tables and figures. FOUR copies of the manuscript including all illustrations and tables must be submitted. The material should be as neat and legible as possible. 3. A title page is to be provided and should include the title of the article, authors’ names (no degrees), authors’ affiliations, and suggested running head. The affiliation should comprise the department, institution (usually university or company), city, and state (or nation) and should be typed as a footnote to the author’s name. The suggested running head should be less than 80 characters (including spaces) and should comprise the article title or an abbreviated version thereof. 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Tables should be numbered (with Roman numerals) consecutively and referred to be the number in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet of paper, together with its title. Column headings should be provided where necessary. 6. Footnotes should be numbered using a separate set of numerals and should be typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer. Place a line above the footnote, so that it is set off from the text. Use the appropriate superscript numeral without parentheses for citation in the text. 7. References should be listed numerically at the end of the paper. References in the text are indicated by full-sized Arabic numerals enclosed in square brackets. References should be as complete as possible; for maximum clarity, abbreviations should be avoided or follow international usage. A journal reference should include the authors’ names, paper’s title, journal’s name, volume, date, and page numbers. Whenever a book is cited, the authors’ names, book title, publisher name and location, year of publication, and applicable volume and chapter (or page) numbers should be given. (See reference examples). 8. Page proofs are sent to the designated author, who should proofread and return them to the sender, together with the manuscript copy within five days of receipt. 9. The journal makes no page charges. Reprints are available to authors, and order forms with the current price schedule are sent with proofs. 10. Authors are entirely responsible for the form and content of their papers. The Editor, upon accepting a manuscript, reserves the right to introduce style changes consistent with the overall style of the journal. REFERENCE EXAMPLES: 1. Z. R. Glaser and G. M. Heimer, “Determination and Elimination of Hazardous Microwave Fields Aboard Naval Ships,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., Vol. MTT-19, Feb. 1971, pp. 232-238. 2. R. E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1960.