7A South Africa West Coast 



L. Vere Shannon 



Sea Fisheries Research Institute 

 Cape Town, South Africa 



and 



Frank P. Anderson 



National Research Institute for Oceanology 

 Stellenbosch, South Africa 



The Benguela Current region off the west coast of southern Africa, 

 particularly the southern portion of the region, is characterized by intense 

 upwelling driven by specific wind events, well-defined frontal systems, and 

 high concentrations of primary plankton. Because of the pulsed nature of 

 the upwelling, this region is ideal for the study of the initiation, growth, 

 and decay of upwelling events, in contrast to regions further north where 

 upwelling occurs almost continuously. However, because of the high 

 frequency of events, the use of conventional shipboard techniques is 

 impractical. The CZCS with its large spatial coverage, high resolution, 

 and comparatively high repetition frequency is ideal for the study of these 

 upwelling events. 



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