Comparison of time-lapse GPR and resistivity over simulated clandestine graves

Near Surface 2009 - 15th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pringle, J K ^a   Jervis, J R ^a   Tuckwell, G T ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MAMMALS;

BACKGROUND VALUE; BURIAL SITES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); LOWER FREQUENCIES; OPTIMAL FREQUENCY; STUDY SITES; TIME-PERIODS;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

EID: 85085775218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20146988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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