UEA glider group logo During 15 years of operation, UEA glider group has carried out 53 missions.
Our 15 gliders have conducted a total of 26,653 dives.
Mission Mission Name Start Date End Date Info
68 Belling 2025 2025-01-10 2025-02-13 Bellingshausen 2025 from RV Falkor (too) Select
67 PICCOLO 2024-01-18 2024-03-09 PICCOLO field campaign [SG558, SG673, SG579, SG565, SG676] (PICCOLO) Select
66 Oban 2023 2023-06-17 2023-06-24 Trials with Caravela and SG558 Bella Select
65 P2P 2022-11-15 2022-02-15 Plankton to predators Ross Sea Select
64 TARSAN 2022-01-01 2022-03-01 TARSAN, ARTEMIS and COMPASS deployments in the Amundsen Sea Select
63 Mallorca trials 2021-11-14 2021-11-24 SOCIB Select
62 Oban2021 2021-09-05 2021-09-12 Testing SG127, SG613 and SG620 in Oban 2021 Select
61 SSR 2020-02-07 2020-03-15 South Scotia Ridge mission. SG673 with PAR, Aandera, WetLabs and Accousonde Select
60 Eurec4a 2020-01-11 2020-02-25 Caravela, SG579, SG620 and SG637 deployment east of Barbados. (http://eurec4a.eu/) Select
59 Bellingshausen 2020-01-15 2020-03-30 SG558 with CT and WL deployed in the Bellingshausen sea Select
58 ROAM-MIZ 2019-10-08 2020-01-14 ROAM-MIZ mission. SG537 with Wetlabs and Optode. Select
57 North Sea pH 2019-08-19 2019-08-26 pH sensors testing in the North Sea. SG510 with NOC pH sensor, Fluidion pH Sensor and Aandera 4831F Select
56 Autonaut Trials 2019-06-24 2019-09-06 First trial of the release mechanism of Caravella. SG579 will be used. Select
55 FSC 2019 2019-04-15 2019-05-31 Deployment of ADCP glider (SG637) over an ADCP mooring in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. In collaboration with Marine Scotland Science. Select
54 ELO 2019-01-25 2019-05-15 Equatorial Line Observations. SG641 with CT, O2, WL and PAR, and SG537 with CT and PAM Select
53 Caltech Backup 2018-12-16 2019-03-24 ROAM MIZ Caltech backup Select
52 ObanTrials2 18 2018-11-20 2018-11-24 Second Oban test for the ADCP glider (sg637) Oxygen, SeaOWL, CT Select
51 PS118 2019-02-07 2019-04-10 SG613 with CT and Microstructure and SG558 with CT, PAR and WL, deployed by German RV Polarstern in the Weddell Sea Select
50 Bellingshausen 2018-12-21 2019-03-15 SG620 with CT, WL and dO2, deployed in the Bellingsgausen Sea Select
49 Bransfield stra 2019-01-20 2019-02-10 SG579 with CT, dO2, WL and PAR, deployed in Bransfield strait by Brazilian NPo Almirante Maximiliano Select
48 Oban trials 18 2018-08-13 2018-08-17 Testing of sg537, sg558, sg613, sg620, sg637 and sg641 for different upcoming missions Select
47 AlterEcoMay18 2018-05-08 2018-08-10 Third deployment of the AlterEco project. SG510 with nutrient, oxygen and CT sensors, and SG579 with Wetlabs, oxygen, PAR, CT north of Dogger Bank, North Sea (http://altereco.ac.uk) Select
46 AlterEcoFeb18 2018-02-07 2018-05-08 Second deployment of the AlterEco project. SG510 with nutrient, oxygen and CT sensors, and SG620 with Wetlabs, oxygen, PAR, CT north of Dogger Bank, North Sea (http://altereco.ac.uk) Select
45 POETS-P3 2018-01-04 2018-01-15 Sophie Fielding's WCB survey in South Georgia (BAS) Select
44 MerMEED 2017-11-02 2017-11-09 Deployment of microstructure Seaglider SG641 east of the Bahamas as part of Mechanisms Responsible for Mesoscale Eddy Energy Dissipation (MeRMEED) Select
43 AlterEco 2017-11-06 2018-01-24 First deployment of the AlterEco project. SG537 with nutrient and oxygen sensors north of Dogger Bank, North Sea (http://altereco.ac.uk) Select
42 N-REP17 2017-06-09 2017-06-25 Deployment of the PAM glider for CMRE's N-REP17 experiment Select
41 MASSMO 4 2017-06-01 2017-06-25 Deployment of a PAM and a microstructure glider in the Faroe-Shetland Channel in collab. with NOC and DSTL Select
40 Glider ATSC 2017-01-26 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Oman 3 Select
39 Glider ATSC 2017-01-25 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Oman 2 Select
38 Glider ATSC 2017-01-24 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Oman 1 Select
37 Glider ATSC 2017-01-23 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: REP14 Select
36 Glider ATSC 2017-01-22 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Osmosis 4 Select
35 Glider ATSC 2017-01-21 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Osmosis 3 Select
34 Glider ATSC 2017-01-20 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Osmosis 2 Select
33 Glider ATSC 2017-01-19 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Osmosis 1 Select
32 Glider ATSC 2017-01-18 2017-05-01 Example glider mission: Faroe Shetland Channel Select
31 BoBBLE 2016-06-14 2016-07-28 Deployment of sg613 and sg619 (Microstructure) and sg579, sg620 from UEA, and sg532, sg533 and sg534 from MARS Select
30 Boussole 2016-03-07 2016-04-18 Deployment of SG537 at the Boussole time series site (Mediterranean Sea) and pH/p(CO2) sensor testing Select
29 Oman 3 2015-12-08 2016-03-15 Third deployment out of Muscat investigating bioluminescence and anoxia in the Gulf of Oman Select
28 Whittard Canyon 2015-08-14 2015-09-10 Observing internal waves and background hydrography during the interdisciplinary CODEMAP cruise. Select
27 Oban Microstruc 2015-06-21 2015-06-28 Testing out SG613 equipped with the new Rockland miscrostructure probes alongside slocums and a microstructure profiler. Select
26 Oman 2 2015-06-03 2015-06-30 Round 2 of the ONR Global-NERC project in the Sea of Oman Select
25 Oman 2015-03-01 2015-06-03 ONR Global and NERC projects investigation bioluminescence, productivity and biophysical linkages in the Sea of Oman Select
24 CalTech Weddell 2014-11-24 2015-04-01 Caltech deployment backup piloting data Select
23 FSC 2014-08-07 2014-10-07 Faroe Shetland Channel, virtual mooring above actual mooring Select
22 Irish Acoustics 2014-07-13 2014-07-22 Further tests of the PAM sensor off the coast of Ireland Select
21 REP14 2014-06-07 2014-06-24 Deployment of SG502 (Minke), SG524 (Kong) and SG537 (Fin) in the Mediterranean Sea for REP14 Select
20 PLOCAN trials 2 2014-02-10 2014-03-01 Testing of SG537 in conjunction with NOC at PLOCAN, Gran Canaria: Second deployment, testing of recovery loop Select
19 Ocean2Ice 2014-02-01 2014-03-01 Deployment in the Amundsen Sea along Pine Island glacier investigating intrusions of intermediate watermasses onto the shelf and glacier melt dynamics Select
18 PLOCAN trials 1 2014-02-10 2014-03-01 Testing of SG537 in conjunction with NOC at PLOCAN, Gran Canaria. Select
17 JONSIS Line 2013-10-07 2013-12-07 Deployment of SG502 along the JONSIS Line and near the Fair Isles Channel with Marine Scotland Select
16 SG533 Drift 2013-08-01 2013-09-01 Surface drift track of SG533 at the surface after a 10 V battery failure due to optode short Select
15 Oban trials 2013-07-28 2013-08-04 Testing SG537 with echosounder, testing SG502 new endcap, testing SG565, collaboration with UEA, BAS MSS, SAMS Select
14 OSMOSIS 2013-04-10 2013-09-30 Seaglider deployment at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain time series site, to monitor upper ocean processes during a seasonal cycle. April to June rotation. Select
13 OSMOSIS 2013-01-06 2013-04-30 Seaglider deployment at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain time series site, to monitor upper ocean processes during a seasonal cycle. January to April rotation. Select
12 VIMS Ross Sea 2012-09-15 2013-02-01 VIMS/USM deployment in the Southern Ross Sea investigating phytoplankton dynamics and influence of prey abundance on penguin grazing dsitribution Select
11 OSMOSIS 2012-09-03 2013-01-08 Seaglider deployment at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain time series site, to monitor upper ocean processes during a seasonal cycle. September to January rotation. Select
10 OSMOSIS 2012-08-27 2012-09-03 Test launch of SG510 and SG566 in preparation for the OSMOSIS mission Select
9 Gentoo 2011-01-10 2012-03-27 A multidisciplinary investigation of biogeochemical and physical oceanographic processes occuring in the ocean at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, involving the deployment of Seagliders from VIMS, Caltech and UEA. Select
8 Tropical DISGO 2011-09-01 2012-01-31 Partcipation in CINDY Select
7 North Sea Hypox 2011-08-19 2011-09-05 An investigation into the chemical, biological and physical mechanisms regulating the occurrence of seasonal oxygen depletion north of Dogger Bank (http://www.byqueste.com/projects.html). The UEA Seaglider will be released mid-August from the RV CEFAS Endeavour during the International Bottom Trawl Survey. Select
6 North Sea Test 2011-05-07 2011-05-13 Test mission in preparation for August deployment at the North Dogger site (http://www.byqueste.com/projects.html) Select
5 Ross Sea 2010-11-22 2011-02-19 GOVARS - Glider Observations of Variability in the Ross Sea (http://iop.apl.washington.edu/seaglider/dives.php?glider=502) Select
4 Vigo 2010-06-01 2010-09-21 GOPINA - Glider observations of productivity in the North Atlantic (https://kaiserlab.org/projects/GOPINA.html) Select
3 Oban 2010-04-01 2010-04-30 First glider deployment in Oban for testing Select
2 Test2 2010-06-01 2010-06-01 Test mission Select
1 Test 2010-06-01 2010-06-01 Test mission Select