SONNE SO284

Area:
Atlantic
Time:
28.06.2021 - 16.08.2021
Institution:
GEOMAR
Chief scientist:
Peter Brandt

The aim of the RV SONNE cruise SO284 is to recover and service existing moorings in the central and western tropical Atlantic in order to enable the continuity of long-term observational programmes and avoid a loss of devices and data due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a cruise proposal to investigate the western boundary current system off Brazil and has been expanded to include an at-mospheric component to investigate the intertropical convergence zone. The work is also part of the EU TRIATLAS programme "Tropical and South Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem predictions for sustainable management".