R/V Oceanus, Voyage #449, Leg III (OC449_III)
8 September 2008 – 18 September 2008
Porto Grande, Cape Verde - Las Palmas, Canary Islands


The research objective is to test the hypothesis that the continental margin of northwest Africa provides a significant subsurface supply of  iron to the open eastern tropical Atlantic. 


The planned scientific activities include CTD casts, In Situ Water Pump casts for large volume water collection, Gravity Coring, and Aerosol  sampling. 


Scientific personnel:
Dr. Phoebe Lam, Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Henrieta Dulaiova, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mr. Steven Pike, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mr. James Saenz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Aron Stubbins, Old Dominion University
Ms. Hongmei Chen, Old Dominion University
Dr. Edward Michael Perdue, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mr. Nelson Green, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mr. Péricles Silva, Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP)
Dr. Anibal Medina, Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP)
Mr. Alexander Dorsk, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution