Mapping soil magnetic properties in Bosnia and Herzegovina for landmine clearance operations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 274, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 285-294

  Hannam, J A ^a   Dearing, J A ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosnia Herzegovina; landmines; magnetic susceptibility; soil magnetism

Indexed keywords

A-PRIORI; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; BURIED LANDMINES; DEMINING; DETECTOR PERFORMANCE; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; END-USERS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT SUSCEPTIBILITY; H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; LAND AREAS; LAND MINE CLEARANCE; LAND MINE DETECTION; LANDMINES; MAGNETIC MAPS; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MINERAL PRODUCTION; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PARENT MATERIALS; SOIL MAGNETISM; SOIL SAMPLES; SOIL TYPES; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC;

ATMOSPHERICS; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); DETECTORS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GARNETS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; MAPS; METAL DETECTORS; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; PARAMAGNETISM; PLANNING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SULFATE MINERALS; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DETECTION METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; LANDMINE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 52749086389     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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