South Atlantic- RR2309

September 2023 One GO-BGC and 5 SOCCOM floats were deployed from the R/V Revelle on the RR2309 Transit from Cape Town, South Africa to Valparaiso, Chile. Float status including number of completed profiles to date is available in the Float Status Table. Associated...

North Pacific- P14

October 2023 The R/V Mirai conducted the P14 cruise starting in Dutch Harbor, Alaska and heading south along 180W to 28N and deployed 7 GO-BGC floats along the way.  The first float, Mr Plank (#21818), was deployed in the Bering Sea, with the remaining floats deployed...

Pacific Ocean- TAO Mooring

August 2023 Six floats were deployed from the R/V Bluefin on the TAO Mooring Expedition in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. All six floats will be taking measurements to help detect early signs of El Niño and Southern Oscillation events.  Taking advantage of ships...
GO-BGC featured in IIOE-2 Newsletter

GO-BGC featured in IIOE-2 Newsletter

GO-BGC featured in the 2nd International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) Newsletter  The Indian Ocean has been one of the least sampled ocean basins in the BGC-Argo Array.  Over the past year 25 biogeochemical (BGC) profiling floats have been deployed in the Indian...

North Pacific- HOT-342

June 2023 Three floats were deployed from the R/V Kilo Moana on the Hawai’i Ocean Time (HOT) series expedition #342. These three floats are loaded with experimental sensors to help researchers develop newer and better technology to measure the ocean.  Taking...