Subsurface interface detection using bispectral features and ground penetrating radar

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 191-196

  Strange, Andrew D ^a   Chandran, Vinod ^a   Ralston, Jonathon C ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bispectrum; Clutter; GPR; Interface detection; Noise

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RADAR CLUTTER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ADDITIVE NOISE; BACKGROUND SIGNALS; BISPECTRUM; INTERFACE DETECTION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 11144265860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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