A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
GO-BGC
The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array is a global robotic network of profiling floats carrying chemical and biological sensors that will revolutionize our understanding of ocean biogeochemical cycles, carbon uptake, acidification, deoxygenation, and ecosystem health.
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Data
Data from floats and ships, and tutorials on using the data
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Array Status
Array map and status table, current and future deployments
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Adopt-a-Float
Partnering teachers with scientists to bring research into the classroom
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Events
Upcoming events related to the GO-BGC project
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
GO-BGC
The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array is a global robotic network of profiling floats carrying chemical and biological sensors that will revolutionize our understanding of ocean biogeochemical cycles, carbon uptake, acidification, deoxygenation, and ecosystem health.
Data
Data from floats and ships, and tutorials on using the data
Deployment maps
Float array map and status table, current and future deployments
Adopt-A-Float
Partnering teachers with scientists to bring research into the classroom
Events
Upcoming events related to the GO-BGC project
Latest News
Taking the vital signs of the global ocean with biogeochemical floats
March 31, 2021 – With the first floats of the GO-BGC array deployed in the western North Atlantic, researchers now look forward to a new influx of data.
First GO-BGC floats deployed
The first GO-BGC deployments are being carried out in the western North Atlantic through a partnership with the International Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigation Program (GO-SHIP).
Adopt-A-Float Sticker Contest
Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest2022 Sticker Contest The 2022 Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest has concluded and we have a winning entry and three honorable mentions. We were greatly impressed with all of the entries and thank you for your submissions! During the 2021-22...
Revolutionizing our understanding of the ocean

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, the University of Washington, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Princeton University will use this grant to build and deploy 500 robotic ocean-monitoring floats around the globe as part of NSF’s Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 program
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