Validation and Calibration of a Laboratory Experimental Setup for Cross-Well Radar in Sand

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-167

  Farid, Mohammad ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram N ^a   Rappaport, Carey M ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

cross well radar; dispersive; inverse scattering; lossy; reflection; refraction; scatterer; transceiver; transmission

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OBJECT DETECTION; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADIO TRANSCEIVERS; SOILS; ANTENNAS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; RADAR; SAND; TRANSCEIVERS;

CROSS-WELL RADARS; DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; DIELECTRICS PROPERTY; DISPERSIVE; INVERSE-SCATTERING; LOSSY; PROTO TYPE; SCATTERER; SCATTERING OBJECTS; WAVE ANTENNAS; ANTENNA DEPTH; DENSE NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (DNAPL); INVERSE SCATTERING; TRANSMISSION COUPLINGS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EQUIPMENT TESTING;

EID: 33845267473     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ14000     Document Type: Article

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