Detection of metallic and plastic landmines using the GPR and 2-D resistivity techniques

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 755-763

  Metwaly, M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGING METHOD; LANDMINE;

EID: 36849079882     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-7-755-2007     Document Type: Article

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