Global 10 Year Monthly Climatology and Monthly Composites of Phytoplankton Size Class from SeaWiFS Analyses as part of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) Theme 2 Sub-theme 6

This dataset collection contains a 10 year monthly climatology and monthly composites of the fractional contributions of three phytoplankton size classes (micro-, nano- and picoplankton) over the globe for the period Sep 1997-2007, as produced by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) using SeaWIFs data. Accompanying maps are also available.

This dataset contributes to fulfilling the first objective of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) Theme 2 programme (Monitoring, Diagnosis and Prediction of the Global Carbon-Cycle), Quantification of ocean biogeochemistry and carbon fluxes sub-theme 6 (ST6): Quantify the global oceanic organic C cycle using OC data, partitioned into phytoplankton (pigments, biomass, size structure & PFTs), particulate organic C, coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM), dissolved and particulate inorganic components.

Understanding the interaction between phytoplankton and the in-water light field is crucial to model ocean primary production and to improve our comprehension of the role of biological processes in the ocean–carbon cycle. The absorption coefficient of phytoplankton is a fundamental quantity in marine primary production models because:

- it alters the transmission of light underwater;

- it modifies the photosynthetic response of phytoplankton to available light;

- it can be used as a direct indicator of phytoplankton abundance and phytoplankton size;

- it can be used as an indicator of environmental variability

It is well known that the phytoplankton absorption coefficient is a function of the dominant phytoplankton pigment, chlorophyll-a, and that this relationship is directly linked to changes in both pigment composition and size structure.

Date (Publication): 2012-07-18T16:25:27

Date (Creation): 2012-07-18T16:25:27

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/049ff74d15b0ef759e966b275b8d39bb

Citation identifier: NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) / 049ff74d15b0ef759e966b275b8d39bb

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO)		info@nceo.ac.uk	Author
Unavailable	Brewin, Robert J. W.	Unavailable	Author
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

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Keywords

phytoplankton
global
climatology
nceo

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

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Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1997-01-01T00:00:00

End date: 2007-12-31T00:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/049ff74d15b0ef759e966b275b8d39bb	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.02.014	Brewin et. al, 2010

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	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.50.004535	Brewin et. al, 2011

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	http://www.nceo.ac.uk/assets/images/Carbon%20Theme%20Case%20for%20Support.pdf	NCEO Theme 2 programme details

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.pml.ac.uk/pdf/NCEOv2.pdf	NCEO Theme 2 programme at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/	SeaWIFS Project Homepage

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Date stamp: 2026-03-01T03:27:30

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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