Infrastructure
(short name)
FMI Baltic Sea Glider
(Uivelo)
Installation
(short name)
FMI Baltic Sea Glider
(FMI Baltic Sea Glider)
Location
Northern Baltic Sea (within 100 km from the Finnish coast - possibility to use also other parts of the Baltic Sea if a local ship for deployment and recovery is available
Coordinates/Routes
Bottom depth
200m
Legal name of organisation
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Country
Finland
Contact
https://www.finmari-infrastructure.fi/autonomous-platforms/gliders/
The FMI glider is equipped with CTD, oxygen optode and fluorometer (chlorophyll, turbidity and CDOM). The glider also includes a propeller for improved operability. The maximum operating depth is 200m.
Days offered for TA: 120 days during the duration of the project.
Services currently offered by the infrastructure:
FMI provides TA for Glider “Uivelo” for maximum one month year. The support include battery, data transmission and sensor calibration costs, preparing the glider for the mission, deployment and recovery, remote piloting and near-realtime data.
