Validation of Near-Field Ground-Penetrating Radar Modeling Using Full-Wave Inversion for Soil Moisture Estimation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 5483 - 5497
• Main Authors: Anh Phuong Tran, Andre, Frederic, Lambot, Sebastien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Computational modeling; Electrical properties; Full-wave inverse modeling; Green's functions; Ground penetrating radar; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); Heterogeneity; Hydrostatic pressure; Mathematical models; Moisture content; near-field; Nondestructive testing; Radar; Radar antennas; Sand; Sand & gravel; Sensors; Soil; Soil moisture; Water content; water content; Full-wave inverse modeling; near-field; Green's functions; ground-penetrating radar (GPR)

We present validation results of a new ground-penetrating radar (GPR) near-field model for determining the electrical properties and correlated water content of a sand using both frequency- and time-domain radars. The radar antennas are intrinsically characterized using an equivalent set of infinite...