Local geoelectrical models of the Martian subsurface for shallow groundwater detection using sounding radars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Heggy, E ^a,b   Paillou, P ^a   Costard, F ^c   Mangold, N ^c   Ruffie, G ^d   Demontoux, F ^d   Grandjean, G ^e   Malezieux J M ^f  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux   (France)

^e BRGM   (France)

^f Imagerie et Développement   (France)

Author keywords

FDTD; GPR; Hydrology; Mars; Simulation; Sounding

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; MARS; RADAR;

EID: 0042847255     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001871     Document Type: Article

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