gov.noaa.nodc:0161176 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-10T19:05:14Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Water temperature, primary productivity-phytoplankton, chlorophyll-a concentration, and other data collected by CTD, scintillation counter, fluorometer, and other instruments from Arctic Ocean from 1959-08-03 to 2011-10-21 (NCEI Accession 0161176) 2018-03-06 publication 2017-02-27 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0161176 NCEI Archive Management System 0161176 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Younjoo Lee Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences younjoo.lee@gmail.com http://www.bigelow.org/ HTTP Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences website Institution web page information resourceProvider Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences http://www.bigelow.org/ HTTP Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences website Institution web page information resourceProvider Patricia Matrai Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences pmatrai@bigelow.org http://www.bigelow.org/ HTTP Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Lee, Younjoo J. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences http://www.bigelow.org/ HTTP Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences website Institution web page information author Matrai, Patricia A. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences http://www.bigelow.org/ HTTP Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences website Institution web page information author Friedrichs, Marjorie A. M. Virginia Institute of Marine Science author Saba, Vincent S. NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center author Ardyna, Mathieu Université Laval https://www.ulaval.ca/ HTTPS Université Laval website Institution web page information author Babin, Marcel Université Laval https://www.ulaval.ca/ HTTPS Université Laval website Institution web page information author Gosselin, Michel author Hirawake, Toru Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University https://www2.fish.hokudai.ac.jp/ HTTPS Hokkaido University, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences website Institution web page information author Kang, Sung-Ho Korea Polar Research Institute http://www.kopri.re.kr/exclude/userIndex/engIndex.do HTTP Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) website Institution web page information author Lee, Sang H. Pusan National University author tableDigital Arctic Ocean net primary productivity (NPP) was assembled for 1959-2011 from existing databases and recent polar research cruises. At each NPP station, if available, other data such as Chl-a, nitrate, and nitrite concentrations, mixed layer depth (MLD), SST, and euphotic layer depth were included. The data were obtained between 65 and 89°N mainly from late spring to early fall. At each station, NPP was measured at various depths using 13C- or 14C-labeled compounds. Surface fluorometric Chl-a concentration and SST were estimated from measurements between 0 and 5 m depth. MLD was estimated from CTD profiles using 0a threshold criterion. Nitrate and nitrite concentrations were measured only in the upper 100 m. Sponsored by the NASA through the Primary Productivity Algorithm Round Robin activity (PPARR) program. Data were provided in xlsx format and converted by NCEI to csv format. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > PRIMARY PRODUCTION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN MIXED LAYER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS OPTSPEC > Optical Spectrometer PAR SENSORS > Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors SCINTILLATION COUNTERS > SCINTILLATION COUNTERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian YH1MMU Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Lee, Younjoo J.; Matrai, Patricia A.; Friedrichs, Marjorie A. M.; Saba, Vincent S.; Ardyna, Mathieu; Babin, Marcel; Gosselin, Michel; Hirawake, Toru; Kang, Sung-Ho; Lee, Sang H. (2018). Water temperature, primary productivity-phytoplankton, chlorophyll-a concentration, and other data collected by CTD, scintillation counter, fluorometer, and other instruments from Arctic Ocean from 1959-08-03 to 2011-10-21 (NCEI Accession 0161176). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0161176. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Lee, Y. J., Matrai, P. A., Friedrichs, M. A. M., Saba, V. S., Antoine, D., Ardyna, M., Asanuma, I., Babin, M., Bélanger, S., Benoît‐Gagné, M., Devred, E., Fernández‐Méndez, M., Gentili, B., Hirawake, T., Kang, S., Kameda, T., Katlein, C., Lee, S. H., Lee, Z., … Westberry, T. K. (2015). An assessment of phytoplankton primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean from satellite ocean color/in situ chlorophyll‐a based models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 120(9), 6508–6541. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jc011018 2015-09 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jc011018 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jc011018 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jc011018 related journal article information Lee, Younjoo J. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay Maine USA author Matrai, Patricia A. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay Maine USA author Friedrichs, Marjorie A. M. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary Gloucester Point Virginia USA author Saba, Vincent S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center Princeton New Jersey USA author Antoine, David Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 and CNRS, UMR 7093, LOV, Observatoire océanologique Villefranche/mer France author Ardyna, Mathieu Takuvik Joint International Laboratory CNRS – Université Laval Québec Canada author Asanuma, Ichio Tokyo University of Information Sciences Chiba Japan author Babin, Marcel Takuvik Joint International Laboratory CNRS – Université Laval Québec Canada author Bélanger, Simon Department of Biology, Chemistry and Geography Université du Québec à Rimouski Rimouski Québec Canada author Benoît‐Gagné, Maxime Takuvik Joint International Laboratory CNRS – Université Laval Québec Canada author Devred, Emmanuel Takuvik Joint International Laboratory CNRS – Université Laval Québec Canada author Fernández‐Méndez, Mar Alfred‐Wegener‐Institut Helmholtz‐Zentrum für Polar‐ und Meeresforschung Bremerhaven Germany author Gentili, Bernard Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 and CNRS, UMR 7093, LOV, Observatoire océanologique Villefranche/mer France author Hirawake, Toru Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate Japan author Kang, Sung‐Ho Korea Polar Research Institute Incheon Republic of Korea author Kameda, Takahiko Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency Nagasaki Japan author Katlein, Christian Alfred‐Wegener‐Institut Helmholtz‐Zentrum für Polar‐ und Meeresforschung Bremerhaven Germany author Lee, Sang H. Department of Oceanography Pusan National University Busan Republic of Korea author Lee, Zhongping School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts‐Boston Boston Massachusetts USA author Mélin, Frédéric European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability Ispra Italy author Scardi, Michele Department of Biology ‘Tor Vergata’ University Rome Italy author Smyth, Tim J. Plymouth Marine Laboratory Plymouth UK author Tang, Shilin State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China author Turpie, Kevin R. Baltimore County‐Joint Center for Earth System Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore Maryland USA author Waters, Kirk J. NOAA Office for Coastal Management Charleston South Carolina USA author Westberry, Toby K. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon USA author American Geophysical Union (AGU) publisher documentDigital JGR Oceans 120(9) ISSN 2169-9275, ISSN 2169-9291, pp. 6508-6541 crossReference sciencePaper Lee, Y. J., Matrai, P. A., Friedrichs, M. A. M., Saba, V. S., Aumont, O., Babin, M., Buitenhuis, E. T., Chevallier, M., de Mora, L., Dessert, M., Dunne, J. P., Ellingsen, I. H., Feldman, D., Frouin, R., Gehlen, M., Gorgues, T., Ilyina, T., Jin, M., John, J. G., … Zhang, J. (2016). Net primary productivity estimates and environmental variables in the Arctic Ocean: An assessment of coupled physical-biogeochemical models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(12), 8635–8669. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jc011993 2016-12 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jc011993 https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jc011993 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jc011993 related journal article information Lee, Younjoo J. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; East Boothbay; Maine USA author Matrai, Patricia A. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; East Boothbay; Maine USA author Friedrichs, Marjorie A. M. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary; Gloucester Point Virginia USA author Saba, Vincent S. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Princeton University; Princeton New Jersey USA author Aumont, Olivier Laboratoire Océan, Climat, Exploitation et Application Numérique/Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, CNRS/IRD/UPMC; Université Pierre et Marie Curie; Paris France author Babin, Marcel Takuvik Joint International Laboratory; CNRS-Université Laval; Québec Canada author Buitenhuis, Erik T. School of Environmental Sciences; University of East Anglia; Norwich UK author Chevallier, Matthieu Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques; Unite mixte de recherche 3589 Météo-France/CNRS Toulouse France author de Mora, Lee Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Plymouth UK author Dessert, Morgane Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale CNRS/IFREMER/IRD/UBO; Institut Universitaire et Européen de la Mer; Plouzané France author Dunne, John P. NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Princeton New Jersey USA author Ellingsen, Ingrid H. SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture; Trondheim Norway author Feldman, Doron NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; New York USA author Frouin, Robert Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California; La Jolla California USA author Gehlen, Marion Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement/Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace; Gif-sur-Yvette France author Gorgues, Thomas Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale CNRS/IFREMER/IRD/UBO; Institut Universitaire et Européen de la Mer; Plouzané France author Ilyina, Tatiana Max Planck Institute for Meteorology; Hamburg Germany author Jin, Meibing International Arctic Research Center; University of Alaska; Fairbanks Alaska USA author John, Jasmin G. NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Princeton New Jersey USA author Lawrence, Jon National Oceanography Centre; University of Southampton; Southampton UK author Manizza, Manfredi Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, California, USA author Menkes, Christophe E. Laboratoire Océan, Climat, Exploitation et Application Numérique/Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, CNRS/IRD/UPMC; Université Pierre et Marie Curie; Paris France author Perruche, Coralie Mercator-Ocean; Toulouse France author Le Fouest, Vincent LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés; Université de La Rochelle; La Rochelle France author Popova, Ekaterina E. National Oceanography Centre; University of Southampton; Southampton UK author Romanou, Anastasia Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics; Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; New York USA author Samuelsen, Annette Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre and Hjort Centre for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics; Bergen Norway author Schwinger, Jörg Uni Research Climate; Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research; Bergen Norway author Séférian, Roland Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques; Unite mixte de recherche 3589 Météo-France/CNRS Toulouse France author Stock, Charles A. NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Princeton New Jersey USA author Tjiputra, Jerry Uni Research Climate; Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research; Bergen Norway author Tremblay, L. Bruno Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; McGill University; Montreal Canada author Ueyoshi, Kyozo Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California; La Jolla California USA author Vichi, Marcello Department of Oceanography; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa author Yool, Andrew National Oceanography Centre; University of Southampton; Southampton UK author Zhang, Jinlun Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington; Seattle Washington USA author American Geophysical Union (AGU) publisher documentDigital J. Geophys. Res. Oceans 121(12) ISSN 2169-9275, pp. 8635-8669 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -180 180 65.02 88.92 1959-08-03 2011-10-21 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0161176 v1.1 was published. 2018-03-06T00:15:15Z NCEI Accession 0161176 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0161176/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0161176 v1.1 published 2018-03-06T00:15:15Z download asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe fluorometer fluorometer fluorometer PAR Sensor PAR Sensor Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensor The PAR sensor measures global solar radiation from 400 to 700 nm, which approximates the spectral band active in photosynthesis. The response of the instrument falls sharply to zero on either side of this band, and between 400 and 670 nm it increases monotonically from about 50% to 100%. There is no protective glass dome over the receiving surface. Irradiance from the sun passes through a small white visible bandpass filter/diffuser in the shape of a horizontal disk at the top of the instrument. Within the instrument radiation is directed through a series of colored glass filters and onto a silicon photodiode detector. The factory-supplied calibration converts the signal from the detector to a flux of photons in micro-mole (of photons) s-1 m-2. (One micro-mole equals 6.022 E17 photons.) For the solar spectrum, these units may be converted to watts per square meter by dividing by 4.6. (http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/instrument/par.htm) scintillation counter scintillation counter measures ionizing radiation A scintillation counter is an instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation by using the excitation effect of incident radiation on a scintillating material, and detecting the resultant light pulses. spectrophotometer spectrophotometer spectrophotometer, optical spectrometer, spectrograph or spectroscope An optical spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials. Butler, L. R. P.; Laqua, K. (1995). "Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-IX. Instrumentation for the spectral dispersion and isolation of optical radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)". Pure Appl. Chem. IUPAC. 67 (10): 1725–1744. doi:10.1351/pac199567101725. A spectrometer is the general term for describing a combination of spectral apparatus with one or more detectors to measure the intensity of one or more spectral bands."