Effect of weather on landmine chemical signatures for different climates

Stephen W. Webb; James M. Phelan

doi:10.1117/12.487430

11 September 2003 Effect of weather on landmine chemical signatures for different climates

Stephen W. Webb, James M. Phelan

Proceedings Volume 5089, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487430
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Buried landmines are often detected through their chemical signature in the thin air layer, or boundary layer, right above the soil surface by sensors or animals. Environmental processes play a significant role in the available chemical signature. Due to the shallow burial depth of landmines, the weather also influences the release of chemicals from the landmine, transport through the soil to the surface, and degradation processes in the soil. The effect of weather on the landmine chemical signature from a PMN landmine was evaluated with the T2TNT code for three different climates: Kabul, Afghanistan, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, USA, and Napacala, Mozambique. Results for TNT gas-phase and solid-phase concentrations are presented as a function of time of the year.

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Stephen W. Webb and James M. Phelan "Effect of weather on landmine chemical signatures for different climates", Proc. SPIE 5089, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VIII, (11 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487430

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