In situ 2-D and 3-D measurements of radiation patterns of half-wave dipole GPR antennas

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-89

  Jiao, Yuren ^a   McMechan, George A ^a   Pettinelli, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation; GPR; GPR polarization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR (GPR);

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; POLARIZATION;

EID: 0034009160     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(99)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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