Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 969(2025)

Super-Resolution Reconstruction Methods for Remote Sensing Images: A Review and Experiments

Chengquan ZOU1, Jiangcheng HUANG1, Zhengbao SUN2、*, and Yutong YANG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming650500, China
  • 2School of Engineering, Yunnan University,Kunming650500, China
  • 3School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University,Kunming650500, China
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    Chengquan ZOU, Jiangcheng HUANG, Zhengbao SUN, Yutong YANG. Super-Resolution Reconstruction Methods for Remote Sensing Images: A Review and Experiments[J]. Remote Sensing Technology and Application, 2025, 40(4): 969

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    Received: Sep. 16, 2024

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    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhengbao SUN (zbsun@ynu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2025.4.0969

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