Title :
Background removal methods in GPR prospecting
Author :
Solimene, Raffaele ; Cuccaro, Antonio ; Dell´Aversano, A. ; Catapano, I. ; Soldovieri, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Ind. e dell´Inf., Seconda Univ. di Napoli, Aversa, Italy
Abstract :
In GPR prospecting strong reflections due to background medium interfaces can hinder the detection of localized buried scatterers. In order to mitigate such clutter, some background removal (clutter rejection) methods can be employed. In this paper, different background removal methods such as a the average trace subtraction, the subspace projection and the entropy time-gating are compared against experimental data collected under laboratory conditions.
Keywords :
buried object detection; entropy; geophysical image processing; geophysical prospecting; ground penetrating radar; radar clutter; radar imaging; GPR prospecting; average trace subtraction; background medium interfaces; background removal methods; clutter rejection methods; entropy time-gating; ground penetrating radar; localized buried scatterer detection; subspace projection; Clutter; Entropy; Filtering; Ground penetrating radar; Reflection; Scattering; Sensors; Background removal; GPR prospecting;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2013 European
Conference_Location :
Nuremberg
