Connecting Glider Data Flows in Europe and Beyond

Connecting Glider Data Flows in Europe and Beyond Networking the glider community Kimmo Tikka Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland Euro. GOOSthglider thdata management task team meeting, 18 to 20 of September, Genova, Italy

Status and role of the glider group FMI is a glider operator with • One Slocum CC 200 m glider ‘Uivelo’ with • Sea. Bird CTD • Aanderaa Optode 4831 • Wetlabs fluorometer • chlorophyll-a, turbidity (NTU), CDOM • Extended endurance bay & 30 m engine • Gliderlab and ballasting pool Missions 2013 PLOCAN’s #201 (Carlos B. & Alvaro L. -L. ) 2015 first own glider 2016, 2017 missions (6+) 2017 first international glider mission with Estonian team of TTU/MSI (Urmas L. ) - Measured >11000 profiles and >1500 km Staff of • 1 PI, pilot, datamanager, 1 technician, 1 -2 trainees & … Euro. GOOS thglider data management task team meeting th 18 to 20 of September, Genova, Italy http: //nodc. fmi. fi/uivelo. html Kimmo Tikka FMI, Helsinki, Finland

Current work with gliders data and future plans • Missions for process studies • Water exchange • blooming • First checkout of the data (RT) • SOCIB’s Matlab Toolbox • Ocean. Data. View • To process data • Python codes • Webb’s programs • Rutgers routines (J. Kerfoot) • Storing data into Maria. DB database • No data submitted to EGO not SDN Future • Glider fleet, hopefully • Endurance lines • Routines for piloting • Data analysis • Data assimilation to operations models • Webapps for mission control and cooperation • Machine learning (ML) for piloting and data analysis • Analysis • Python libs and codes, ODV Euro. GOOS thglider data management task team meeting th 18 to 20 of September, Genova, Italy Gulf of Finland 2018 -09 -18 07: 37 UTC Kimmo Tikka FMI, Helsinki, Finland

Problems or issues identified around glider data flow and management During deployments: • Traffic, AIS • Bathymetry • Stratification • Sea Ice Data management • Sensors • calibration • Timelags, timestamps (optodes!) • Navigation data analysis Euro. GOOS thglider data management task team meeting th 18 to 20 of September, Genova, Italy Data storage • Formats • Data level (L 0/1/2) • Standards • Coordinates, QC • Parameter codes (SDN) • Need for tools to analyze and visualize • Python, Julia, … • Matlab $$$ Kimmo Tikka FMI, Helsinki, Finland