Supersite – Teno river

Braided river with large, mobile sand bars and erodible banks running to Arctic ocean

  

Teno: Braided river with large, mobile sand bars and erodible banks, runs to Arctic ocean​

Pulmanki: tributary of Teno, meandering, sand–bed ​

  • Low human impact, low turbidity, significant spawning area for atlantic salmon and trout​

Research interests: ​

  • Sub-arctic fluvial geomorphology, river connectivity & meander dynamics​
  • Hydro-climatological changes in sub-arctics​
  • State-of-the–art survey & modelling approaches​
  • River ice (& under ice) processes​
  • Fish habitats (atlantic salmon/pink salmon)​

Research activities (2008–>)

  • Water quality and quantity​
  • Flow characteristics (acoustic meas., modelling)​
  • River geometry, channel change, bank erosion (TLS, MLS, SfM, ADCP, online cameras, modelling)​
  • Sediment distribution and transport (in situ, model)​
  • Open channel & ice-covered conditions​
  • Detailed bathymetry & terrain over a reach of 250 km with ​3 wavelenght LiDAR (2023)​
  • Continuous water quantity measurements form the main channel and tributaries (2022-2023) ​
  • Sonar data/drone imagery from the tributary intersections & sediments ​

  • Reference data along the ​river by USV (Otter equipped with ​Baywei M5 multibeam sonar)​

Contact for collaborations, data and general inquiries

University of Turku: Petteri Alho (Petteri.alho(at)utu.fi)

Aalto university: Eliisa Lotsari (eliisa.s.lotsari(at)aalto.fi)

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI: Harri Kaartinen (harri.kaartinen(at)maanmittauslaitos.fi)