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There is a region in near-space where the average wind is less than 10 m/s; hence, persistent coverage and high flying speed can be obtained for vehicles operating in this region. For this reason, near-space has received much attention in the recent years. In this chapter, we consider mainly the role of near-space vehicles in passive remote sensing applications from a top-level system description.

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Wang, WQ. (2011). Near-Space Vehicles in Passive Remote Sensing. In: Near-Space Remote Sensing. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22188-0_3

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