Landmine Characterization Applying GPR Assessment and Modeling Approaches

Abstract

There are more than 119 million mines were buried in 71 countries in the world. The number of mine victims is greater than the number of the victims of nuclear and chemical weapons together. Egypt is one of the countries that suffer from the presence of landmines in its soil. Hence, around 21 million landmines are found in several locations, especially at El-Alameen and Sinai Peninsula.Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a near-surface geophysical imaging technique used for subsurface geologic, engineering and environmental investigations. It is an efficient tool for landmines detection, especially non-metal types such as PMN-2 landmine as well as its far detection capability.