Microwave underground propagation and detection

Author

Carin, Lawrence ; Sichina, Jeffrey ; Harvey, James F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA

Volume

50

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

945

Lastpage

952

Abstract

The detection of buried targets has been a problem of significant interest for decades, with microwave-based sensing constituting an important tool. In this paper, we review the basic issues that characterize microwave-based subsurface sensing. Issues considered include the use of microwaves in the context of an airborne synthetic aperture radar, as well for radars deployed close to the air-soil interface. Rough-surface induced clutter is also discussed. Particular examples are presented for detection of land mines and unexploded ordnance

Keywords

airborne radar; buried object detection; microwave detectors; microwave propagation; military radar; military systems; radar applications; radar clutter; synthetic aperture radar; air-soil interface; airborne synthetic aperture radar; buried targets; ground penetrating radar; land mines; microwave underground detection; microwave underground propagation; microwave-based sensing; rough-surface induced clutter; subsurface sensing; synthetic aperture radar; unexploded ordnance; Airborne radar; Clutter; Frequency; Landmine detection; Microwave propagation; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Soil; Synthetic aperture radar; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.989977

Filename

989977