Estimation of snow depth and detection of buried objects using airborne Ground Penetrating Radar in Indian Himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 865-870

  Negi, H S ^a   Snehmani, ^a   Thakur, N K ^a   Sharma, J K ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

Airborne ground penetrating radar; Buried objects; Dielectric constant; Snow depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649085050     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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