Investigating optimum ship route in the Antarctic in presence of sea ice and wind resistances – A case study between Bharati and Maitri

• Published in: Polar Science
• Main Authors: Mishra, Poonam, Alok, Shivang, Rajak, D. Ram, Beg, Javed M., Bahuguna, I.M., Talati, Isha
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Sea ice; Route optimization; Ice concentration; Sea ice thickness and Dijkstra's algorithm; Antarctic; Indian; Maitri; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Icebreaker; Polar Science
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/16868

This paper presents a technique of ship route optimization in the Antarctic sea ice region using Dijkstra's algorithm. It studies some of the major parameters that cause resistance to the ship movement through sea ice. It aims to optimize a safe ship route in the Antarctic sea ice between Bhara...