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Near-Space Vehicles: Remote Sensing Advantages

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Near-space provides a promise for future remote sensing applications. Instead of concentrating payloads, in this chapter we give a brief overview of the basic types of near-space vehicles currently in use, in active development, or envisioned. Their advantages, limitations, and vulnerabilities for microwave remote sensing are investigated.

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Wang, WQ. (2011). Near-Space Vehicles: Remote Sensing Advantages. In: Near-Space Remote Sensing. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22188-0_2

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