Characterization of UXO-like targets using broadband electromagnetic induction sensors

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 652-663

  Huang, Haoping ^a   Won, I J ^a  

^a Geophex Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic induction (EMI); Inversion sphere; Unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDNANCE;

BROADBAND ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION SENSORS; UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE;

SENSORS;

EID: 0037946770     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2003.809936     Document Type: Article

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