Implications of the Choice of the Forward Model Used in the Multi-Component Imaging of Ground Penetrating Radar Data

M001 IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHOICE OF THE FORWARD MODEL USED IN THE MULTI-COMPONENT IMAGING OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR DATA Introduction J. VAN DER KRUK Delft University of Technology Subfaculty of Applied Earth Sciences Mijnbouwstraat 120 2628 RX Delft In the past the imaging algorithms for GPR data were adapted from seismic imaging algorithms. However important differences between the seismic and radar wave propagation exist like the vectorial nature of the electric field the conductivity and the dipole nature of the electric current sources. For imaging of ground penetrating radar data the three important parameters which have to be taken into