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News
| 7 May |
New Maps and Tables Available
New maps and tables are now available for cruises from 2010 and onward. The new map is color-coded to show cruises by country. The tables now include a list of measurements planned or proposed for future cruises. For updates or comments, please contact Maria Hood. |
| 15 April |
GO-SHIP at IOC-EC 43
The GO-SHIP strategy will be presented as an Information Document to the 43rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Executive Council at UNESCO in Paris from 8-16 June 2010. |
| 22 Mar. |
GO-SHIP International Planning Meeting
GO-SHIP held an international planning meeting on 21 February in Portland Oregon. The all-day meeting was attended by more than 50 participants, and speakers from 12 countries presented cruise plans. Download the report (pdf | 2MB). National reports, synthesis projects and data assembly / management presentations are provided under Natoinal Program Information on the Cruise Plans page. |
| 6 Jan. |
Open sea and Ice trials for new icebreaker Araon.
The Korean Polar Research Institute (KORPI) launched its new research icebreaker the Araon in January with open sea and ice trials between Christchurch and Cape Burks Antarctica. The Araon (“ara”=sea; “on”=all) has been designed to carry out multidisciplinary research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and to provide logistics support for Antarctic research stations. International cooperation is sought for future research programs. For more information, download the Araon brochure (pdf 780 KB) and presentation (ppt 8MB), or contact the Mr. Sang Heon NAM, Head of Polar Operation Department, KOPRI at shnam@kopri.re.kr. |
| 20 Nov. |
GO-SHIP Text Adopted at JCOMM 3.
The following text was adopted at the 3rd session (November 2009) of the IOC-WMO Joint Technical Commission on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM):
"6.1.12.7 The Commission welcomed the progress made by the IOCCP-CLIVAR Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Panel (GO-SHIP), which brought together interests from physical hydrography, carbon, biogeochemistry, Argo, OceanSITES, and other users and collectors of hydrographic data to develop guidelines and advice for the development of a globally coordinated network of sustained ship-based hydrographic sections that would become an integral component of the ocean observing system. These guidelines, including a strategy for the next global survey, were presented at the OceanObs’09 conference and the community consensus was to move forward with the development of a sustained coordination effort for repeat hydrography. The Commission supported this initiative and noted that IOCCP and CLIVAR have developed an oversight committee to move this forward with the goal of presenting a plan for a sustained coordination effort to the next session of the UNESCO/IOC Executive Council for endorsement. The Commission also welcomed the GO-SHIP revision of the 1994 WOCE Hydrographic Programme Manual, which would be published electronically in January 2010."
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| 16 Nov. |
Welcome to the new GO-SHIP Web-site
Following open community discussions at the OceanObs'09 Conference (21-25 September 2009), the GO-SHIP Panel recommended to sponsors IOCCP and CLIVAR the development of a sustained global program for coordination of ship-based repeat hydrography. An essential element of this coordination is communication. This web-site is intended to serve as an international forum for news and information for the repeat hydrography community with the goals of improving communication among research groups, limiting gaps and duplications in sections, harmonizing the suite of variables measured and methods used, and facilitating data sharing and joint scientific syntheses.
For more information:
 About GO-SHIP
Download the Sept 09 GO-SHIP Panel Meeting Report (pdf 75 KB)
Download the OceanObs'09 Community White Paper (pdf 370 KB).
Download the OceanObs'09 GO-SHIP Strategy (pdf 870 KB). |
| 16 Nov. |
GO-SHIP: From Panel to Program.
The GO-SHIP Panel met during the OceanObs'09 Conference to discuss the way forward with developing a sustained global program for repeat hydrography. Read the full story in the October issue of CLIVAR Exchanges.
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| 5 Nov. |
US Plans to Repeat S04P in 2011
The US is planning a modified cruise track for the 2011 reoccupation of S04P from McMurdo to Punta Arenas with extensions southwards along sections P14, P15, P16, and P18. Tentative cruise dates are 13 February to 10 April. Contact Jim Swift for more information.
For more information:
Download the proposed section map (pdf 120 KB).
See all available cruise updates on the Cruise Plans page. |
| 27 Oct. |
GO-SHIP White Papers Available.
The short print-version of the GO-SHIP community white paper is on-line at the OceanObs'09 Conference site. The full version will be published as a joint IOCCP-CLIVAR publication. The full strategy is available as a download (pdf 1 MB). |
| 12 Oct. |
GO-SHIP welcomes new Committee Members.
Following OceanObs'09, the GO-SHIP Panel has been expanded to include new members for the next phase of program development. The GO-SHIP Committee members are:
Chris Sabine (NOAA, USA; co-chair)
Bernadette Sloyan (CSIRO, Australia; co-chair)
Masao Fukasawa (JAMSTEC, Japan)
Toste Tanhua (IFM-GEOMAR, Germany)
Gregory Johnson (NOAA, USA)
Nicolas Gruber (ETH-Z, Switzerland)
Masao Ishii (MRI-JMA, Japan)
Brian King (NOCS, UK)
Lynne Talley (SIO, USA)
Richard Feely (NOAA, USA; ex-officio)
Maria Hood (IOCCP) and Kate Stansfield (CLIVAR) provide project office support. |
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