Optimization of the transmitter-receiver separation in the ground-penetrating radar

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 362-370

  Gürel, Levent ^a   Oǧuz, Uǧur ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Perfectly matched layer (PML); Subsurface scattering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; TRANSMITTERS;

PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYERS (PML);

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038043206     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.809873     Document Type: Article

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