Realistic FDTD modelling of borehole georadar antenna radiation: Methodolgy and application

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-30

  Ernst, Jacques R ^a   Holliger, Klaus ^a   Maurer, Hansruedi ^a   Green, Alan G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING BOUNDARY; ANTENNA; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DATA ACQUISITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SYMMETRY;

EID: 33646167463     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2005028     Document Type: Article

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