Subsurface water-content identification in a crypt using GPR and comparison with microclimatic conditions

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-213

  Leucci, Giovanni ^a   Cataldo, Rosella ^a   De Nunzio, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAMAGE MECHANICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROCLIMATE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYSICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 33746845197     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2005045     Document Type: Article

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