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Data description article
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27 Jul 2026
Data description article |
| 27 Jul 2026
| 27 Jul 2026
A pan-Arctic pigment database for phytoplankton and sea–ice algae
National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Philipp Assmy
Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway
Atreya Basu
Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Astrid Bracher
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University Bremen (UB), Bremen, Germany
Giulia Castellani
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University Bremen (UB), Bremen, Germany
Giacomo Ditullio
University of Charleston, Grice Marine Laboratory, Charleston, USA
Katarzyna Dragańska-Deja
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
Amane Fujiwara
Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
Glaucia Moreira Fragoso
SINTEF Ocean, Department of Climate and Environment, 7041 Trondheim, Norway
Jacob Høyer
Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jiwoon Hwang
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Morten Iversen
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Anabel von Jackowski
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Thomas Juul-Pedersen
Greenland Climate Research Centre (GCRC), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), Nuuk, Greenland
Piotr Kowalczuk
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
Youngju Lee
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Maria A. van Leeuwe
University of Groningen, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science, Groningen, the Netherlands
Atsushi Matsuoka
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA
Alenya Merz
Greenland Climate Research Centre (GCRC), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), Nuuk, Greenland
University of Groningen, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science, Groningen, the Netherlands
Christopher John Mundy
Centre for Earth Observation Science, Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Else Ostermann
Greenland Climate Research Centre (GCRC), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), Nuuk, Greenland
Ilka Peeken
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Matt Pinkerton
Earth Sciences New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Joanna Stoń-Egiert
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
Jacqueline Stefels
University of Groningen, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science, Groningen, the Netherlands
Antonia U. Thielecke
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Gaëlle Veyssiere
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Hongyan Xi
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Eun Jin Yang
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo
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National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Data sets
Consolidated Arctic Pigments (2000-2024) Asta C. Heidemann et al. https://doi.org/10.11583/DTU.29445104
Short summary
Algal pigments are widely used to quantify algal biomass and composition. These organisms form the basis of marine food webs and are vital for the wider ecosystem. Here, we present a pan-Arctic dataset of algal pigments, containing 10 798 measurements collected between 2000 and 2024. This publicly available dataset represents an international collaborative effort and provides an important resource for assessing environmental change and advancing future Arctic ecological and modelling studies.
Algal pigments are widely used to quantify algal biomass and composition. These organisms form...
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