We introduce ground penetrating radar (GPR) basic principles and applications in environmental engineering, with emphasis on quantitative methods for soil water content estimation. The main limitations of these techniques are discussed. Then, we summarize our recent advances on the development and use of advanced off-ground GPR for shallow subsurface characterization. The proposed method is based on full-waveform forward and inverse modelling of the radar signal, thereby maximising inherently information retrieval capabilities from the radar measurements.
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Lambot, S., Slob, E., Vanclooster, M., Huisman, J.A., Vereecken, H. (2008). Hydrogeophysical Techniques for Site Characterization and Monitoring: Recent Advances in Ground-penetrating Radar. In: Simeonov, L., Sargsyan, V. (eds) Soil Chemical Pollution, Risk Assessment, Remediation and Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8257-3_15
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