Three-dimensional, multi-offset ground-penetrating radar imaging of archaeological targets

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-112

  Booth, Adam D ^a,c   Linford, Neil T ^b   Clark, Roger A ^c   Murray, Tavi ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Geophysics Team   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground penetrating radar; Imaging; Multi offset; Resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Three dimensional migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949117385     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.327     Document Type: Article

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