Introduction to the Collection of Expert Reports and Guidelines (table of measurement standards).

Abstract

The GO-SHIP program was developed to provide a sustained coordination mechanism for global repeat hydrography as outlined in the GO-SHIP strategy published in 2009 (available online at: http://www.go-ship.org/Docs/IOCTS89_GOSHIP.pdf). Central to this coordination is ensuring that measurements made by different groups are comparable, compatible, and of the highest quality possible. Under the guidance of the GO-SHIP committee and following the original work of Joyce (1991), the following measurement standards, or expectations, have been developed as goals for the data quality desired from GO-SHIP reference sections.