Plankton Dynamics During an Upwelling Cycle on the Africana Voyage 128, February 1995

The Plankton Dynamics During an Upwelling Cycle cruise was conducted from 14 to 28 February 1995 to study plankton processes following coastal upwelling off Cape Columbine and the Cape Peninsula. Mesoscale upwelled water masses were tracked using drogues, and routine sampling included CTD/rosette casts, nutrient uptake experiments and measurements of phytoplankton, microzooplankton and mesozooplankton. Transects perpendicular to the drogue track provided spatial perspective on bloom development and decline.