Effect of soil moisture on landmine detection using ground penetration radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4742, Issue I, 2002, Pages 281-290

  Miller, Timothy ^a   Borchers, Brian ^a   Hendrickx, Jan M H ^a   Hong, Sung Ho ^a   Lensen, Henk A ^b   Schwering, Piet B W ^b   Rhebergen, Jan ^b  

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

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dielectric Constant; Ground Penetrating Radar; Landmine Detection; Soil Moisture

Indexed keywords

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; SOILS; TEXTURES;

LAND MINES;

MINES;

EID: 0242510457     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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