Electromagnetic propagation of GPR signals in Martian subsurface scenarios including material losses and scattering

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1271-1280

  Pettinelli, Elena ^b   Burghignoli, Paolo ^a,c   Pisani, Anna Rita ^b   Ticconi, Francesca ^a,c   Galli, Alessandro ^c   Vannaroni, Giuliano ^d   Bella, Francesco ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Electromagnetic propagation; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Mars; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION FEATURES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; MATERIAL LOSSES; ROVER MISSIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SOILS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247488902     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2007.893563     Document Type: Article

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