Improving GPR image resolution in lossy ground using dispersive migration

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2492-2499

  Oden, Charles P ^a,b,c   Powers, Michael H ^b   Wright, David L ^b   Olhoeft, Gary R ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Earth Science Systems LLC   (United States)

^d Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Imaging; Migration

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIVE MIGRATION; GROUND-COUPLED ANTENNAS; INVERSE DISPERSION FILTERS;

ALGORITHMS; CHARACTERIZATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WAVE PACKETS;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547474064     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.888933     Document Type: Conference Paper

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