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High-Resolution Microwave Imaging

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High-resolution microwave imaging radar technology is one of the key issues in the high-resolution earth observation technology.

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Yang, R. et al. (2018). Introduction. In: High-Resolution Microwave Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7138-6_1

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