Absorption and scattering in ground-penetrating radar: Analysis of the Bishop Tuff

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Grimm, Robert E ^a   Heggy, Essam ^b   Clifford, Stephen M ^b   Dinwiddie, Cynthia L ^c   McGinnis, Ronald ^c   Farrell, David ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; CODA; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MARS; REFLECTANCE; SCATTERING; TUFF; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

EID: 33750628905     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002619     Document Type: Article

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