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

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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.
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