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Microwave Tomography-Enhanced GPR in Forensic Surveys: The Case Study of a Tropical Environment

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Author(s):
Almeida, Emerson Rodrigo [1] ; Porsani, Jorge Luis [1] ; Catapano, Ilaria [2] ; Gennarelli, Gianluca [2] ; Soldovieri, Francesco [2]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Dept Geofis, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Natl Res Council Italy, Inst Electromagnet Sensing Environm, I-80124 Naples - Italy
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING; v. 9, n. 1, p. 115-124, JAN 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical tool currently adopted by police forces to locate buried objects and missing human bodies. However, a systematic assessment of its achievable imaging capabilities is still an open issue. In addition, sometimes, conventional data processing tools do not provide accurate and reliable information, thus leading to a misinterpretation of the location and geometry estimation of the target. In this framework, this paper deals with a case study referred to a tropical environment, and investigates the imaging capabilities offered by a linear microwave tomography approach. The results of three experiments, referred to the same organic target and carried out at different times by means of 270- and 900-MHz antennas, are presented. The comparison between the microwave tomographic approach and the widely used Kirchhoff migration suggests that the former procedure allows improved performances in locating both the target and the grave. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/21013-8 - Detection and geometric reconstruction of underground targets and strategies for obtaining the physical properties of the medium using GPR data inversion: Application to forensic and archeological studies
Grantee:Emerson Rodrigo Almeida
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 13/12606-0 - Microwave tomography for forensic and archaeological applications and evaluation of targets electromagnetic properties
Grantee:Emerson Rodrigo Almeida
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate