Surface and subsurface structural mapping using low frequency radar: A synthesis of the Mauritanian and Egyptian experiments

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-228

  Grandjean, G ^a   Paillou, Ph ^b   Baghdadi, N ^a   Heggy, E ^c   August, T ^b   Lasne, Y ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geological exploration; GPR; Mauretania; Radar optical remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 32944458268     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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