François Lekien

26 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Definition and properties of Lagrangian coherent structur...200520262012201920052007250500750

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François Lekien
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  • Oceanography 839
  • Computer Networks and Communications 829
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 782
  • Computational Mechanics 635
  • Ocean Engineering 539
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Collective Motion, Sensor Networks, and Ocean Sampling The goal is design and control of optimum trajectories for mobile sensor networks, like a fleet of self-directed underwater gliders that move with ocean currents and sample dynamic ocean variables.
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Coordination of an underwater glider fleet for adaptive sampling
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About François Lekien

François Lekien is a scholar working on Oceanography, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 27 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (11 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (9 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (839 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (782 citations) and Computer Networks and Communications (829 citations). François Lekien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Belgium and France. Frequent co-authors include Jerrold E. Marsden, Shawn C. Shadden, Naomi Ehrich Leonard, Derek A. Paley, Russ E. Davis, David M. Fratantoni, J. Marsden, Rodolphe Sepulchre, C. Coulliette and Shane D. Ross. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Proceedings of the IEEE.

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