Time-lapse resistivity surveys over simulated clandestine graves

Forensic Science International

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 7-13

  Jervis, John R ^a   Pringle, Jamie K ^a   Tuckwell, George W ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATS Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clandestine grave; Electrical resistivity survey; Forensic geoscience; Geophysics

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SWINE; TIME; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 70349488187     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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