Detecting buried human remains using near-surface geophysical instruments

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-92

  Powell, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detection; Electrical resistivity; Forensic anthropology; Graves; Ground penetrating radar; Human remains; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009353251     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG04088     Document Type: Article

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