New hybrid remote sensing method using HPM illumination/IR detection for mine detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3392, Issue , 1998, Pages 1111-1121

  Khanna, Shyam M ^a   Paquet, Francois ^a   Apps, Rene ^a   Seregelyi, Joe S ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High power microwaves; Infrared; Mine detection; Remote sensing; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; MINES; MINING; POLLUTION; RADIO WAVES; REMEDIATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

A THERMALS; COMPLEX DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; FIELD TRIALS; HIGH-POWER MICROWAVES; INCIDENT BEAMS; INFRARED; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MICROWAVE ABSORPTIONS; MICROWAVE SOURCES; MINE DETECTION; MINE LOCATIONS; NON-METALLIC MINES; PASSIVE INFRARED; SHALLOW-BURIED; SOIL SURFACES; SURROUNDING SOILS; THERMAL IMAGING; THERMAL SIGNATURES; TIME- DELAYS; TWO COMPONENTS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0001057562     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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