List of Figures, Tables and Equations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introductory Thoughts on this Edition
1. Some Basics of GPR
Geophysics Today and the Goals of this Book
Some Pet Peeves to Get out of the Way
2. Introduction to Ground-penetrating Radar
History of GPR
3. Radar Wave Generation and Propagation
Radar Antennas and Wavelengths
Ground Properties Affecting Radar Wave Transmission
Production of Reflections
Recording of Radar Waves
Acquisition Settings and Collection Procedures
GPR on Water
Antenna Frequency Constraints
Radar Wave Reflections
Dispersion and Attenuation of Radar Waves in the Ground
Basic Reflection Types
Resolution of Subsurface Features
4. Ground-Penetrating Radar Equipment and Acquisition Software
Data Acquisition Software: Setup Parameters
5. Velocity Analysis
Direct Velocity Measurements
CMP and WARR Tests
Transillumination Tests
Laboratory Measurements of RDP
Analysis of Point-source Reflection Hyperbolas
6. Post-acquisition Data Processing
More on Initial Processing Steps
Amplitude Slice-map Production
Isosurfaces and Videos
More Advances Processing Steps
Migration
Frequency Filtering
Deconvolution
Hilbert Transform
Multiple-offset Processing
Other Experimental Analyses
Data Processing Conclusions
7. Interpretation of GPR Data
Synthetic GPR Models
Synthetic Modeling Applications
Horizon Picking
Amplitude Analysis in Slice-maps
Subtle Feature Discovery with Amplitude Mapping
Production of Rendered Images
Very High Frequency GPR
GPR and Magnetics Used Together
8. Conclusions
Glossary of Terms used in this Book
References
Index
About the Author