• A hybrid multi-start metaheuristic scheduler for astronomical observations 

      Nakhjiri, Nariman; Salamó Llorente, Maria; Sànchez-Marrè, Miquel; Morales Peralta, Juan Carlos (Elsevier, 2023-11)
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      In this paper, we investigate Astronomical Observations Scheduling which is a type of Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization Problem, and detail its specific challenges and requirements and propose the Hybrid Accumulative ...
    • On the use of wind profiles to assess surface boundary-layer parameters 

      Silva, Marcos Paulo Aráujo da; Rocadenbosch Burillo, Francisco; Salcedo Bosch, Andreu; Peña Diaz, Alfredo (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
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      Wind profiles measured at the research platform FINO1 are used to retrieve surface boundary-layer parameters, namely, the friction velocity, heat flux, and Obukhov length. The latter is used to assess atmospheric stability. ...
    • Six-channel polychromator design and implementation for the UPC elastic/Raman LIDAR 

      Kumar, Dhiraj; Rocadenbosch Burillo, Francisco; Sicard, Michaël; Comerón Tejero, Adolfo; Muñoz, Constantino; Lange, Diego; Tomás Martínez, Sergio; Gregorio, Eduard (SPIE, 2011)
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      A 6-channel dichroic-based polychromator is presented as the spectrally selective unit for the U.P.C. elastic/Raman lidar. Light emission is made at 355-nm (ultraviolet, UV), 532-nm (visible, VIS) and 1064-nm (near infrared, ...