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.
Upcoming Cruises
2026: A16S (R/V Revelle) is scheduled for early 2026. P04E (R/V Langseth) is scheduled for spring 2026.
A16S along ~30°W
is planned for spring 2026 on R/V Revelle. This will be the 3rd full occupation of this line that runs from 6°N to 60°S in the South Atlantic. Stay tuned for the schedule, blog, and weekly reports.
P04E along ~9.5°N
was delayed by ship schedule changes. P04E is now scheduled on R/V Langseth in the spring of 2026 (May start). Running from west to east.
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.
Thank you to our 2025 speakers - Dennis Hansell, Bethany Kolody, Manuel Torres-Godoy, Katelyn Schockman, Kathy Gunn, Alan Seltzer, Shuwen Tan, Brendan Carter, Viviane Menezes, Leah Chomiak, Daniel Sigman, Larissa Dias, Stephanie O'Daly, Daniel Sandborn, Joshua Lanham, Amy Nuno, and Lynne Talley!
Upcoming speakers: We are looking for 2026 speakers. Please contact us if you want to volunteer to talk about your GO-SHIP related work.
January 20, 2026:
February 17, 2026:
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!