On the feasibility of the linear sampling method for 3D GPR surveys

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2011, Pages 185-203

  Catapano, I ^a   Soldovieri, F ^a   Crocco, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS;

ANALYTIC TOOLS; ARRAY SIZES; LIMITED APERTURE; LINEAR SAMPLING METHODS;

SURVEYS;

EID: 79960674481     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11042704     Document Type: Article

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