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GO-SHIP Reference Sections 
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GO-SHIP Reference Sections
GO-SHIP Reference Sections are repeat hydrographic sections that are coast-to-coast or coast-to-ice, follow standard WOCE lines with small modifications as necessary for territorial waters, ice coverage, etc., and maintain the standard WOCE sampling strategy.
Last updated: Dec 2012
Atlantic
| Section | Description (ship track) | Most Recent Occupations | Next Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01E/AR7E link here | Greenland to Ireland | 2007 G.-J. Brummer Netherlands 2011 H. van Aken Netherlands |
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| A01W / AR7W link here | From Labrador to Greenland 53°N 56°W to 61°N 48°W; 1/year (spring) | 2009 M. Rhein Canada 2010 G. Harrison (Chief Sci / bio); I. Yashayaev (phys); K. Azetsu‐Scott (chem.) Canada |
2010 and 2011 (August) M. Rhein Germany |
| A02 (SFB-460) link here | ~ 48° N, Ireland to St John’s Bay, Canada. | 2007 (full line) M. Rhein Germany 2009 (western part) M. Rhein Germany |
2010-13 M. Rhein Germany |
| A05 link here | 24° N (note: this line is part of the UK RAPID program with repeats every ~ 5 years). | 2010 Brian A King UK 2010 P. Velez Spain |
2015 |
| A9 1/2 link here | 24°S | 2009 B. King UK |
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| A10 link here | 30°S | 2011 M. Baringer USA |
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| A12 link here | Capetown to the Antarctic continent along the prime meridian; often done in a pair with SR04. | 2008 E. Fahrbach / H. De Baar Germany / Netherlands 2011 E. Fahrbach / M. Hoppema Germany / Netherlands |
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| A13.5 link here | 0°; Cape Town to Ghana | 2003 M. Hoppema Germany 2010 J. Bullister USA |
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| A16N link here | 20-25° W Iceland to 5° S | 2003 J. Bullister USA 2011 Brian King UK |
2012 R. Wanninkhof USA |
| A16S link here | 25-35° W, 5° S to 60° S | 2005 R. Wanninkhof USA |
2013 R. Wanninkhof USA |
| A20 link here | 52°W | 2003 J. Toole USA |
2012 Michael McCartney USA |
| A21 link here | Drake Passage | 2009 E. McDonagh UK 2009 C. Provost France (full physics, chem., and tracers) |
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| A22 link here | 66°W | 2003 T. Joyce USA |
2012 Ruth Curry USA |
| FICARAM (A17) link here | Ushuaia - Cartagena (Spain), following part of the line WOCE A17 and from 10°S to 36°N along 28°W | 2006 A. Rios Spain |
2013 A. Rios Spain |
| OVIDE (A25) link here | Iberian Peninsula - Greenland | 2008 A. Rios Spain 2010 H. Mercier France |
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| SR1b (eastern passage) link here | Drake Passage (note: SR1b repeated annually with CTD, SADCP, LADCP) | 2009 E. McDonagh UK 2010 E. McDonagh UK |
2013/2014 |
| SR04 link here | Section from tip of Antarctic Peninsula to Kapp Norvegia (approx 12° W) along the northern edge of the Weddell gyre (nominally 60° S); often done as a pair with A12. | 2009/10 B. King UK 2011 E. Fahrbach / M. Hoppema Germany / Netherlands |
2014 |
Pacific
| Section | Description (ship track) | Most Recent Occupations | Next Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| P01 link here | 47° N | 2007 T. Kawano Japan |
2014 |
| P02 link here | 30° N | 2004 J. Swift USA |
2013 J. Swift USA |
| P03 link here | 24°N; Okinawa to San Diego. | 2006 Kawano, Murata, and Watanabe Japan |
To be conducted by JMA. Japan |
| P06 link here | 30°S | 2009 A. MacDonald/R. Curry USA 2010 Ruth Curry USA |
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| P09 link here | 137°E | 1994 I. Kaneko Japan 2010 T. Nakano |
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| P10 link here | 147°E | 2005 T. Kawano Japan |
2011 Japan |
| P13 link here | 165°E | 1992 J. Bullister USA 2011 T. Nakano Japan |
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| P14N link here | Aleutians intersection with P01 and Northward. | 2007 T. Kawano and A. Murata Japan |
Plan is for approximately decadal occupation of P14 by Japan. |
| P14S/C link here | 174°E (done along with S04I / S04P) | 2007 T. Kawano / A. Murata Japan |
2013 T. Kawano Japan |
| P15S link here | Equator - 50°S 175°W (strategy calls for section to go to 67°S when possible). | 2009 B. Sloyan Australia |
2015/2016 Australia |
| P16 link here | 150°W (55°N-15°S / 15°S to ice S) | 2005 B. Sloyan and J. Swift USA 2006 R. Feely USA |
2014 R. Feely/J. Swift USA |
| P18 link here | 110° W | 2008 J. Bullister and G. Johnson USA |
unknown |
| P21 link here | 17°S | 2009 A. Murata Japan |
Plan is for decadal occupations Japan |
| SR03 link here | Tasmania to Antarctic Continent, 140 - 145°E | 2008 S. Rintoul Australia 2010 S. Rintoul Australia |
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| S04P (modified) link here | Nominal 67°S; McMurdo to Punta Arenas; connects to S04I and SR04 (Atlantic) with sections from 67 to the continent along P14, P15, P16, and P18. | 1992 Koshlyakov and Richman Russia 2011 J. Swift USA |
Indian
| Section | Description (ship track) | Most Recent Occupations | Next Occupation |
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| I01 link here | 8° N, Oman to Sri Lanka to Singapore | 1995 H. Bryden USA 1995 J. Morrison USA |
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| I02 + I10 link here | I02 (10° S) + I10 (8° - 25° S at 111° E) *note: may be changed to I8N + I5E + I10 for security reasons | 1995 J. Sprintall USA 2011 A. Murata Japan |
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| I05 link here | 32° S, Durban to Freemantle | 2009 J. Swift USA |
Unknown |
| I06S link here | 30° E Cape Town to Antarctic Continent | 2008 K. Speer USA |
Unknown |
| I07N link here | 65° - 55° E, Oman to Mauritius | 1995 J. Toole/D. Olson USA |
Postponed indefinitely for security reasons |
| I08S link here | 95 - 82° E from 27° S to Antarctic Continent | 2007 J. Swift USA |
Unknown |
| I09N link here | 95° E, 28 - 4° S | 2007 J. Sprintall USA |
Unknown |
| I09S link here | 115° E | 2005 S. Rintoul Australia |
2013 S. Rintoul Australia |
| S04I link here | Section connecting I09S and S04P at ~ 60° S; S04/S04I + P14S, 62° S (33.5° E-168° E) + 174° E | 1996 J. Swift USA |
2013 T. Kawano Japan |
Arctic
| Section | Description (ship track) | Most Recent Occupations | Next Occupation |
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| 75*N link here | Iceland - Greenland. | 2009 T. Johannessen and A. Olsen Norway 2011 T. Johannessen and A. Olsen Norway |
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| Barrow and Nares Straits link here | Barrow Strait (74.09° N 90.44° W to 74.83° N 93.00° W); Nares Strait (occupied irregularly) | 2009 J. Hamilton Canada 2010 J. Hamilton Canada |
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| Barrow to Svalbard link here | Barrow Alaska to Svalbard Norway | 2005 L. Anderson Sweden |
2012 L. Anderson Sweden |
| Davis Straits link here | Baffin Island to Greenland | 2009 C. Lee and B. Petrie USA and Canada 2010 C. Lee and K. Azetsu-Scott USA and Canada |
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| RUSALCA link here | Bering and Chukchi Seas | 2009 R. Woodgate USA 2010 R. Woodgate USA |