In many near-surface applications, detailed subsurface-characterization is
important. Characterization often is obtained using ground-penetrating rada
r (GPR) or shallow seismic-reflection (SSR) imaging methods, depending upon
depth of interest and surficial geology. Each method responds to different
physical properties; thus, each may produce different images of the same n
ear-surface volume. By incorporating the two methods, we generated a cross-
section of the subsurface at an alluvial test site and identified the depth
s of three interfaces accurately to +/-5 cm. We present here experimental r
esults and examples of SSR and GPR images obtained along the same traverse,
showing coincident and noncoincident reflections from multiple interfaces
within 3 m of the surface.