Interpretation
A 250 MHz antenna in material of permittivity 9 travels at 0.100 m/ns, resolving beds about 10 cm thick, with the 2.5 m reflector arriving at 50.0 ns.
Velocity
0.1 m/ns
Wavelength
0.4 m
Vertical resolution
10 cm
Two-way travel time
50.03 ns
Attenuation
1.69 dB/m
Max depth (100 dB budget)
29.6 m
Synthetic radar trace
Direct wave plus the Ricker reflection from the target, attenuated by ground loss.
Signal loss with depth
Two-way attenuation; a practical system runs out of budget near -100 dB.