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, tutorials, and frequently asked questions on using the data

Array Status

Array map and status tables, 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 including conferences, webinars, meetings, and coursework.

Data

Data from floats and ships, and tutorials on using the data

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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

Beware the Blob! Ocean heatwaves threaten microbes that help counter global warming

Mariana Bif, a Research Specialist at MBARI, was recently interviewed in article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled: Beware the Blob! Ocean heatwaves threaten microbes that help counter global warming.  Mariana talks about using data from biogeochemical floats to look at anomalous amounts of organic carbon in the ocean during blob years and outlines the connection with climate change.

Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle

Microscopic marine life plays a fundamental role in the health of the ocean and, ultimately, the planet. Just like plants on land, tiny phytoplankton use photosynthesis to consume carbon dioxide and convert it into organic matter and oxygen. This biological transformation is known as marine primary productivity.

Upcoming Events

Revolutionizing our understanding of the ocean

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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