RASCAN holographic radar for detecting and characterizing dinosaur tracks

Author

Capineri, Lorenzo ; Razevig, V. ; Ivashov, S. ; Zandonai, F. ; Windsor, Colin ; Inagaki, Masashi ; Bechtel, Timothy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of Florence, Florence, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

2-5 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The development of high lateral resolution holographic radar imaging has stimulated new research on mapping of exposed dinosaurs and detection of tracks hidden in the uppermost layers of potential track-bearing rocks, as well as for the characterization of rock features around tracks. This project involves experiments on tracksites, museum specimens, and laboratory models from around the world. Preliminary experiments indicate that holographic radar will be able to provide comprehensive tracksite mapping with objectivity and total non-invasiveness.

Keywords

ground penetrating radar; holography; image resolution; museums; radar detection; radar imaging; radar resolution; radar tracking; RASCAN holographic radar; dinosaur track characterization; high lateral resolution holographic radar imaging; museum specimen; potential track-bearing rock; radar detection; track hidden detection; tracksite mapping experiment; uppermost layer; Dinosaurs; Materials; Radar imaging; Radar tracking; Rocks; Surface treatment; dinosaur tracks; hologram reconstruction; holographic radar; preservation; tracksite mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR), 2013 7th International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Nantes

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0937-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWAGPR.2013.6601553

Filename

6601553