Soil effects on GPR detection of buried non-metallic mines

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 211, Issue , 2003, Pages 191-198

  Hendrickx, Jan M H ^a   Hong, Sung Ho ^a   Miller, Tim ^a   Borchers, Brian ^a   Rhebergen, Jan B ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LANDMINE; NONMETAL; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0037772198     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.211.01.16     Document Type: Article

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