Near-Space Remote Sensing Potential and Challenges /

• Main Author: Wang, Wen-Qin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Subjects: Engineering.; Remote sensing.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.

Near-space is defined as the atmospheric region from about 20 kilometer (km) altitude to 100 km altitude above the Earth’s surface. It has received much attention in recent years and several types of near-space vehicles are currently being studied, developed, or employed. “Near-Space Remote Sensing:...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Near-Space Vehicles:Remote Sensing Advantages
• Near-Space Vehicles in Passive Remote Sensing
• Near-Space Vehicles in Wide-Swath Remote Sensing
• Summary.