Permittivity Structure Derived from Group Velocities of Guided GPR Pulses
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On a 2D profile of subsurface permittivity structure derived from guided GPR pulses recorded in the Kuparuk River watershed, Alaska, the transition from a stream channel to a peat layer is interpreted. Although multichannel data are used, guided waves are analyzed using single-channel analysis, which sidesteps assumptions regarding lateral homogeneity within receiver arrays. As a result, 2D structure is obtained along a profile using an inversion procedure. These data were processed in three steps: (1) picking group traveltimes, (2) performing tomography in the lateral direction, and (3) inverting local group-velocity dispersion curves. When the permittivity profile obtained from the guided waves is compared to a GPR reflection profile, it is clear that the guided waves capture shallow structure near a stream channel that is not imaged accurately on the reflection profile. This demonstrates the utility of using guided waves to provide information on shallow structure that cannot be obtained from reflections.
Haney, Matthew M.; Decker, Kathryn T.; and Bradford, John H.. (2010). "Permittivity Structure Derived from Group Velocities of Guided GPR Pulses". Advances in Near-Surface Seismology and Ground-Penetrating Radar, 167-184.