A Controlled-Site Comparison of Microwave Tomography and Time-Reversal Imaging Techniques for GPR Surveys

Author(s)

Rafael Neris dos Santos, Vinicius ^[1] ; Almeida, Emerson Rodrigo ^[1] ; Porsani, Jorge Luis ^[1] ; Teixeira, Fernando Lisboa ^{[2, 3]} ; Soldovieri, Francesco ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer IAG, Dept Geofis, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Ohio State Univ, ElectroSci Lab, Columbus, OH 43221 - USA

^[3] Ohio State Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Columbus, OH 43221 - USA

^[4] Natl Res Council Italy, Inst Electromagnet Sensing Environm, IREA CNR, Via Diocleziano 328, I-80124 Naples - Italy

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: REMOTE SENSING; v. 10, n. 2 FEB 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

This paper provides a comparative study between microwave tomography and synthetic time-reversal imaging techniques as applied to ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys. The comparison is carried out by processing experimental data collected at a controlled test site, with different types of buried targets at given subsurface depths and representative soil conditions. It is shown that the two techniques allow us to obtain complementary information about position, depth and size of the targets from a single GPR survey. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/50488-5 - Nordeste: new science for a neglected biome
• Grantee: Jonathan James Lloyd
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - SPEC Program
• 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
• FAPESP's process: 14/18209-6 - Combined electric and electromagnetic inversion for high resolution of petrophysical properties
• Grantee: Vinicius Rafael Neris dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral