Gated stepped-frequency ground penetrating radar

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 43, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 259-269

  Stickley, G F ^a   Noon, D A ^a   Cherniakov, M ^a   Longstaff, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gating; GPR; Ground penetrating radar; Stepped frequency radar

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

GATING; STEPPED FREQUENCY GROUND PENETRATING RADAR;

RADAR IMAGING;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0034163238     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(99)00063-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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