Performance of ground-penetrating radar on granitic regoliths with different mineral composition
Soil Science
By: J.M. Breiner, James A. Doolittle, Radley M. Horton, and R.C. Graham
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Abstract
Although ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is extensively used to characterize the regolith, few studies have addressed the effects of chemical and mineralogical compositions of soils and bedrock on its performance. This investigation evaluated the performance of GPR on two different granitic regoliths of somewhat different mineralogical composition in the San Jacinto Mountains of southern California. Radar records collected at a site where soils are Alfisols were more depth restricted than the radar record obtained at a site where soils are Entisols. Although the Alfisols contain an argillic horizon, and the Entisols have no such horizon of clay accumulation, the main impact on GPR effectiveness is related to mineralogy. The bedrock at the Alfisol site, which contains more mafic minerals (5% hornblende and 20% biotite), is more attenuating to GPR than the bedrock at the Entisol site, where mafic mineral content is less (<1% hornblende and 10% biotite). Thus, a relatively minor variation in bedrock mineralogy, specifically the increased biotite content, severely restricts the performance of GPR. Copyright ?? 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Performance of ground-penetrating radar on granitic regoliths with different mineral composition |
| Series title | Soil Science |
| DOI | 10.1097/SS.0b013e318222b0e7 |
| Volume | 176 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Soil Science |
| First page | 435 |
| Last page | 440 |
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