Radar imaging of underground pipes by automated estimation of velocity distribution versus depth

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 37-48

  Hayakawa, Hideki ^a   Kawanaka, Akira ^b  

^a Nitta Gelatin   (Japan)

^b SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buried structure; Depth determination; f k migration; Ground penetrating radar; Radar imaging; Underground pipes; Velocity analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PIPELINES; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

DIFFRACTION STACKING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR);

RADAR IMAGING;

BURIED STRUCTURE; DEPTH DETERMINATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR;

EID: 0032194596     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(98)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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