Feasibility study of a system for airborne detection of avalanche victims with ground penetrating radar and a possible automatic location algorithm

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 178-190

  Heilig, Achim ^a   Schneebeli, Martin ^b   Fellin, Wolfgang ^c  

^a alpS Zentrum fur Naturgefahren Management   (Austria)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Airborne detection; Avalanche victim; Ground penetrating radar; Location algorithm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; RADAR ANTENNAS; TRACKING (POSITION);

AIRBORNE DETECTION; AUTOMATIC LOCATION ALGORITHM; AVALANCHE VICTIM;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALGORITHM; AVALANCHE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTION METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GPS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38349173626     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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