Realistic model of dispersive soils using PLRC-FDTD with applications to gpr systems

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 26, 2010, Pages 335-359

  Atteia, G E ^a   Hussein, K F A ^b  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Electronics Research Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BURIED OBJECTS; BURIED TARGETS; CLAY LOAMS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; DEBYE MODELS; DISPERSION PROPERTIES; DISPERSIVE MEDIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN ALGORITHMS; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; GROUND SOIL; PIECEWISE LINEAR RECURSIVE CONVOLUTION; REAL SOILS; REALISTIC MODEL; RELIABILITY OF RESULTS; SAN ANTONIO; SOIL MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; STATIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PLASTIC PIPE; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SOIL MOISTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 78650352239     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB10083102     Document Type: Article

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