Quantifying the Advantage of Vector over Scalar Magnetic Sensor Networks for Undersea Surveillance

Wenchao Li1, Xuezhi Wang1, Qiang Sun1

  • 1School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.

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