POSEIDON POS533/1
- Area:
- Subtropical Atlantic
- Time:
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28.02.2019 - 22.03.2019
- Institution:
- GEOMAR
- Chief scientist:
- Birgit Quack
Poseidon 533 – AIMAC (Atmosphere–ocean–island-biogeochemical interactions in the Macaronesian Archipelagos) will investigate the influence of the Cape Verdes, the Canary Islands, and Madeira on the physics, chemistry and biology of the surrounding subtropical North- East Atlantic Ocean.
During the cruise new scientific tools will be applied, to differentiate between the islands natural and anthropogenic interactions with ocean and atmosphere. The measurements will deliver the first comprehensive biogeochemical data set of phytoplankton, microbiology, trace gases, carbon, oxygen and nutrient cycling from this region close the islands in exchange with the open ocean.
