U.S. Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program
US GO-SHIP is part of the international GO-SHIP network of sustained hydrographic sections, supporting:
- Physical oceanography
- The carbon cycle
- Marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems
- Global ocean/climate observing system
The US program is sponsored by US CLIVAR and OCB.
Funded by the National Science Foundation and NOAA.
2022: NOAA GO-SHIP repeat A13.5 (Jan.-Feb.) along 0E in the Atlantic has been canceled.
2022: The next NSF GO-SHIP repeat is P02 (Apr.-Jul. 2022) along 30N in the Pacific.
2023: Look for the NOAA repeat of A16N and the NSF repeats of I05 and P04E.
Download/ Submit Cruise Data & Reports
Data and reports are available through the Cruise Data & Schedules Table
To submit and download CTD and bottle data, or to download carbon, current profilers and meterological data, follow the links at the Cruise Data Submission and Download page
A13.5 Canceled
January 2022 - In spite of the best laid plans, the A13.5 expedition set to sail from Cape Verde has been canceled. The student blog intended to highlight GO-BGC & SOCCOM float deployments instead introduces this island nation off the coast of Africa. Further updates to provided in our News Section as they become available.
Global Compilation of Dissolved Organic Matter
Measurements of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the open ocean have increased greatly since the late 1980's.
Read about this compilation and find out how to download the data here.
2022 U.S. GO-SHIP P02
The application period for student positions for the 2022 reoccupation of P02 transect along 30°N (Leg 1: Guam to Honolulu [black crosses above] and Leg 2 Honolulu to San Diego [blue crosses above] is now closed. Thank you to all those who applied. Set to depart in April, be sure to return to this site read the student blog and weekly reports.
A recent publication using U.S. GO-SHIP observations
Zhang, H. J., Whalen, C. B., Kumar, N., & Purkey, S. G. (2021). Decreased stratification in the abyssal Southwest Pacific Basin and implications for the energy budget. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094322. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094322 Let us know about your most recent publication using US GO-SHIP data!
A publication for younger readers
Talley, L.D., 2021. Global ocean climate change: observing from ships. Frontiers for Young Minds 9:495240. doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.495240
Full publication list using US GO-SHIP data
If you notice a publication is missing, please send an e-mail to coordinator Martin Kramp with all corresponding references: Author(s), title, journal, year, URL and DOI if available.
Behind the scenes
Get a glimpse of what is like to be at sea with US GO-SHIP!