Figures for glider Mindanao Current experiment

1. Paths of gliders in an idealized Mindanao Current
   (These are estimated vertically-averaged speeds of the Mindanao Current,
   based on the sections in Lukas et al, 1991, JGR 96(C4) 7089-7104): 
   1. Gliders head due E and W: 
      1. Very strong current (max 1.20 m/s)    
      2. More realistic (?) current (max 0.6 m/s)
   2. Gliders try to stem the current: 
      1. Strong current, 45° heading    
      2. Weaker current, 45° heading    
      3. Weaker current, 60° heading    
      4. Weaker current, 60° heading, slower glider speed    

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