High resolution GPR imaging and joint characterization in limestone

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-55

  Pipan, M ^a   Forte, E ^a   Guangyou, F ^b,c   Finetti, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b CBM Srl Area Science Park   (Italy)

^c CHINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION   (China)

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EID: 4043113435     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2002006     Document Type: Article

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