Transmitter-receiver-transmitter-configured ground-penetrating radars over randomly heterogeneous ground models
Author
Gürel, Levent
Oğuz, U.
Date
2002Source Title
Radio Science
Print ISSN
0048-6604
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Volume
37
Issue
6
Pages
6-1 - 6-9
Language
English
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Abstract
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) problems are simulated using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The GPR model is configured with arbitrarily polarized three antennas, two of which are transmitting antennas fed 180° out of phase. The receiver is placed in the middle of two transmitters, where it receives no direct coupling from the transmitting antennas. The ground is modeled as a dielectric, lossy, and heterogeneous medium. The performances of the transmitter-receiver-transmitter-configured GPRs above the heterogeneous ground models are investigated. The computational domain is terminated by perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing boundaries. The PML is adapted to match both air and ground regions of the computation space.
Keywords
Finite-difference time-domain methodGround-penetrating radar
Perfectly matched layer
Boundary conditions
Computer simulation
Dielectric materials
Direct coupled amplifiers
Electromagnetic wave polarization
Finite difference method
Natural resources exploration
Radar antennas
Receiving antennas
Remote sensing
Signal to noise ratio
Transceivers
Perfectly matched layers (PML)
Ground penetrating radar systems