Environmental and target influences on microwave radiometers for landmine detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4394, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 440-448

  Johnson, Joel T ^a   Ungan, Baran U ^a   Wiggins, David R ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Landmine detection; Microwave radiometry; Thermal emission

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES; MOISTURE; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS;

THERMAL EMISSIONS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0035758575     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.445496     Document Type: Conference Paper

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