A compilation of surface inherent optical properties and phytoplankton pigment concentrations from the Atlantic Meridional Transect

Jordan, Thomas M.; Dall'Olmo, Giorgio; Tilstone, Gavin; Brewin, Robert J. W.; Nencioli, Francesco; Airs, Ruth; Thomas, Crystal S.; Schlüter, Louise

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-493-2025

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-493-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-493-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

Data description paper

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06 Feb 2025

Data description paper |

| 06 Feb 2025

A compilation of surface inherent optical properties and phytoplankton pigment concentrations from the Atlantic Meridional Transect

Thomas M. Jordan, Giorgio Dall'Olmo, Gavin Tilstone, Robert J. W. Brewin, Francesco Nencioli, Ruth Airs, Crystal S. Thomas, and Louise Schlüter

Data sets

Surface inherent optical properties and phytoplankton pigment concentrations from the Atlantic Meridional Transect (2009 - 2019): NetCDF format Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12527954

Surface inherent optical properties and phytoplankton pigment concentrations from the Atlantic Meridional Transect (2009 - 2019): SeaBASS format Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://seabass.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/PML/AMT

Model code and software

tjor/AMT19_underway: AMT19_underway (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14749878

tjor/AMT22_underway: AMT 22 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14749894

tjor/AMT23_Underway: AMT 23 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750058

tjor/AMT24_underway: AMT 24 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750062

tjor/AMT25_underway: AMT 25 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750065

tjor/AMT26_underway: AMT 26 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750071

tjor/AMT27_underway: AMT 27 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750076

tjor/AMT28_underway: AMT 28 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750089

tjor/AMT29_underway: AMT 29 ESSD (Version V1) Thomas M. Jordan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750096

Interactive computing environment

tjor/AMT_ACSpaperplots: AMT ESSD paper plots (V1.0) Thomas M. Jordan https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750306

Short summary

We present a compilation of water optical properties and phytoplankton pigments from the surface of the Atlantic Ocean collected during nine cruises between 2009 and 2019. We derive continuous Chlorophyll a concentrations (a biomass proxy) from water absorption. We then illustrate geographical variations and relationships for water optical properties, Chlorophyll a, and other pigments. The dataset will be useful to researchers in ocean optics, remote sensing, ecology, and biogeochemistry.