Case study: A GPR survey on a morainic lake in northern Italy for bathymetry, water volume and sediment characterization

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-56

  Sambuelli, Luigi ^a   Bava, Silvia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; GPR; Lacustrine; Sediment porosity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ECHOES; DIELECTRIC MIXING; GPR DATA PROCESSING; LACUSTRINE; NORTHERN ITALY; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TOTAL LENGTH; WATER COLUMNS; WATER VOLUMES;

BATHYMETRY; DATA PROCESSING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; LAKES; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS; SURVEYS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BATHYMETRY; CONDUCTIVITY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; DIFFRACTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MORAINE; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

ITALY; LAKE CANDIA; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

EID: 84860637229     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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