U.S. GO-SHIP
(U.S. Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program)
What Is U.S. GO-SHIP?
US GO-SHIP is part of the international GO-SHIP network of sustained hydrographic sections, supporting:
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Physical oceanography
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The carbon cycle
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Marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems
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Global ocean/climate observing system
The US program is sponsored by US CLIVAR and OCB.
Funded by the National Science Foundation and NOAA.
News & Job Postings
RSMAS Phys. Ocean. Post-Doc Opportunity (Deadline: Aug 1 – until filled )
June 24, 2025Congrats to the Bio-GO-SHIP Team on their NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award
May 15, 2025Congrats I09N Team on a Successful Cruise! Read the Blog and Weekly Reports
March 21, 2025SIO Hiring Research Scientist (Ongoing)
January 28, 2025Upcoming Cruises
2025: I09N (R/V Thompson) recently completed. A16S (NOAA Ship Ronald Brown) is tentatively scheduled to begin in December.
2026: P04E (R/V Revelle) is tentatively scheduled for March/April. Being considered are ARC01 or P06 (summer), and P16S/C (late in the year).
2027: P16N is being considered.
Spring 2025 I09N (95°E)
2025 reoccupation of the Indian Ocean I09N hydrographic section on the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. I09N ran along the 95°E meridian into the Bay of Bengal to 18°N. Check out the blog and weekly reports!
Austral Summer A16S along ~30°W
Delayed by NOAA ship's Ronald H. Brown's extended dry dock, expected December 2025. The line occupies stations from 6°N to 60°S in the South Atlantic. This will be the 3rd full occupation of this line. Stay tuned for the schedule, blog, and weekly reports.
U.S. GO-SHIP Monthly Webinar
On the third Tuesday every month at 11am PT / 2pm ET, tune in to hear from GO-SHIP PIs and participants about how data are used in a variety of projects.
Upcoming speakers:
(POSTPONED from May 20, Stay tuned for details): Viviane Menezes (WHOI) and Leah Chomiak (UM CIMAS) report on I09N cruise
July 15: Shuwen Tan (UConn) "Decadal changes in stratification of the abyssal oceans and implications for hydraulic control of abyssal channel flow" and Speaker Brendan Carter "Tracer-based Rapid Anthropogenic Carbon Estimation"
August 19: Tanya Marshall (Princeton) Title TBA
Contact us for the Zoom link or to suggest a speaker!
Submit Data & Reports
Submit CTD and bottle data and reports.
Download Data & Reports
Use the cruise map to access and download data and reports through CCHDO
When citing U.S. GO-SHIP data, include the following text in the acknowledgments: ‘Data were collected and made publicly available by the U.S. Global Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (U.S. GO-SHIP; https://usgoship.ucsd.edu/) and the programs that contribute to it.’
For more information, see "How to Cite GO-SHIP data"
Full publication list using US GO-SHIP data
Please send new or missing publications to Alison Macdonald with author(s), title, journal, year, and DOI.
Behind the scenes
Get a glimpse of what is like to be at sea with US GO-SHIP!