Finite-difference modeling of borehole georadar data

Klaus Holliger; T. Bergmann

doi:10.1117/12.383525

27 April 2000 Finite-difference modeling of borehole georadar data

Klaus Holliger, T. Bergmann

Proceedings Volume 4084, Eighth International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.383525
Event: 8th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, 2000, Gold Coast, Australia

Abstract

High-frequency electromagnetic wave propagation in the vicinity of boreholes is complex and can be described only partially by analytical or asymptotic methods. To improve our understanding of the governing physical processes we present a finite-difference solution of Maxwell's equations in cylindrical coordinates. This approach allows us to model the full electromagnetic wavefield associated with a typical borehole georadar experiment and to assess the adequacy of the ray-based interpretation methods currently used. We find that the nature of the medium filling the borehole or changes in the material properties along the borehole wall may have a major impact on the amplitude radiation pattern. As a result of waveguide effects, the radiation pattern of a vertical electric dipole located in a water-filled borehole is significantly distorted with respect to the corresponding reference full-space radiation pattern. Even more severe distortions of the amplitude radiation pattern may result when the emitting or receiving antenna is located near material boundaries or near the upper or lower end of the borehole.

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Klaus Holliger and T. Bergmann "Finite-difference modeling of borehole georadar data", Proc. SPIE 4084, Eighth International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, (27 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.383525

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