The Detection of Buried Explosive Objects

SUMMARYThere is a need for methods which can be used to detect buried objects, most prominently in the fields of archaeology, forensics, geophysics, submarine and mine detection. This article reviews methods of detecting and identifying small buried explosive-filled objects, with emphasis on mines and artillery shells. The approaches, which span a number of intertwined disciplines, are in many cases directly adaptable to these other applications of remote sensing.

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