Geophysical techniques for forensic investigation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 232, Issue , 2004, Pages 11-20

  Fenning, Peter J ^a   Donnelly, Laurance J ^b  

^a VJ GeoConsultants   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIED TARGET; CRIME; DETECTION METHOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY;

EID: 7044223076     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.232.01.03     Document Type: Article

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