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In the present work we propose a method for generating ocean glider trajectories that optimize the sampling of mesoscale eddy structures based on a given objective function and the predictions available from ROMS maps. The eddy structure is modeled as a 3D volume discretized into sectors rotating around its center at different velocities. The objective functions can then be expressed in terms of those temporal evolving sectors. A set of simulation experiments have been carried out in order to validate the proposal.
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Hernández, D. et al. (2013). Glider Path-Planning for Optimal Sampling of Mesoscale Eddies. In: Moreno-Díaz, R., Pichler, F., Quesada-Arencibia, A. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory - EUROCAST 2013. EUROCAST 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53862-9_41
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