Enhancing image formation from GPR data by a normalised geometric mean analysis

Steve R. Pennock; Hugo Jenks

doi:10.1109/IWAGPR.2017.7996061

Enhancing image formation from GPR data by a normalised geometric mean analysis

Steve R. Pennock
, Hugo Jenks

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

Image formation in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has been used to provide data that is easier to interpret than hyperbolic traces in B-scans. A limitation of past work is a tendency to produce quite low contrast images. In this work a normalised geometric mean analysis is used that provides a higher contrast image. Its use on simple target scenarios is initially investigated. Then the more commonly encountered and testing cases of layered ground and of significantly inhomogeneous ground resulting from a finite porosity or void density are examined in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, IWAGPR 2017 - Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509054848
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IWAGPR.2017.7996061
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2017
Event	9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, IWAGPR 2017 - Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Duration: 28 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017

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Conference	9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, IWAGPR 2017
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	28/06/17 → 30/06/17

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Earth-Surface Processes
Instrumentation

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Pennock, SR & Jenks, H 2017, Enhancing image formation from GPR data by a normalised geometric mean analysis. in 2017 9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, IWAGPR 2017 - Proceedings., 7996061, IEEE, 9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar, IWAGPR 2017, Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom, 28/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWAGPR.2017.7996061

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