On behalf of the GLODAP Reference Group and hundreds of seagoing oceanographers who have tirelessly collected data all over the ocean for several decades, it is our pleasure to announce the release of the new Global Ocean Data Analysis Project version 3, GLODAPv3!
Use this link for direct access: GLODAPv3 OCADS landing page and check out our webpage.
GLODAPv3 provides surface-to-bottom ocean biogeochemical observations determined through chemical analysis of discrete bottle samples. This new version comprises data from 1181 cruises, spanning more than 50 years of observations (1972 – 2023). It includes all data from the previous GLODAPv2.2023, together with an additional 57 new cruises. All data have been evaluated for systematic differences and adjusted appropriately. The result is the most comprehensive and rigorously quality controlled ocean interior data product for marine biogeochemistry studies. Its analysis will allow for quantitative assessment of biogeochemical changes and feedbacks between climate change and the ocean.
GLODAPv3 Cruises
GLODAPv3 consists of:
- a data base with original cruise data, as submitted by individual data providers but updated to WOCE Exchange format
- a merged data product, with systematic measurement differences removed for key biogeochemical variables
The original data, their documentation and DOIs are available at the Ocean Carbon Data System of NOAA NCEI.
GLODAPv3 is the result of a multi-year global team effort funded by the EU Horizon Europe project OceanICU, US NOAA, the SCOR-IOC International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) and many other projects, programmes and organisations.
The procedures and results are extensively documented in:
- Nico Lange, Siv K. Lauvset, Brendan R. Carter, Matthew P. Humphreys, Ryan J. Woosley, Are Olsen, Henry C. Bittig, Alex Kozyr, Marta Álvarez, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Susan Becker, Peter J. Brown, Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, Larissa Dias, Mario Hoppema, Masao Ishii, Emil Jeansson, Akihiko Murata, Jens Daniel Müller, Fiz F. Pérez, Carsten Schirnick, Reiner Steinfeldt, Adam Ulfsbo, Anton Velo, and Toste Tanhua. Submitted.
- Matthew P. Humphreys, Siv K. Lauvset, Nico Lange, Henry C. Bittig, Brendan R. Carter, Mario Hoppema, Akihiko Murata, Are Olsen, Toste Tanhua, Adam Ulfsbo, Antón Velo, Ryan J. Woosley, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Jens D. Müller, and Fiz F. Pérez. 2026.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-3063
This work was funded by the European Union under grant agreement no. 101083922 (OceanICU) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number 10054454, 10063673, 10064020, 10059241, 10079684, 10059012, 10048179]. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
