In 2023 a student group did a really impressive work building the ocean glider Seagul. The 2024 student groups has improved the redundancy and robustness of the glider. The glider will be able to measure temperature and salinity down to more than 100 m depth.
Ola, project supervisor
Host
Overview
- Place: Transportable worldwide, currently in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Depth: Down to at least 100 m
- Data, parameters: Depth, temperature, salinity
- Material cost: Approximately SEK 50 000
- Status: Basic diving capacity by changing buoyancy. Intense work on improving redundancy and robustness and adding sensors and remote communication.
- Dates: (see Story for images and more info)
- 15 March 2024, two student team presentations and evaluation
- Participants: One student group 2023, two student groups 2024, supervising team.
Processed data, example
The ocean glider Seagul has not yet collected any data. First data acquisition is expected in May 2024.
Story
15 March 2024. Two student groups present their suggestions for improving the Seagul.
Contact persons
Ola Benderius
