A data repository for: Changing phytoplankton phenology in the marginal ice zone west of the Antarctic Peninsula

This data repository is a permanent archive of the results presented in the associated publication (Turner et al. 2024, Marine Ecology Progress Series, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14567). The objective of this study was to investigate phytoplankton phenology patterns west of the Antarctic Peninsula using satellite ocean color remote sensing data. This dataset extends from 80oW to 55oW longitude and from 70oS to 60oS latitude. The data span the time period September 1997 through August 2022. This dataset includes the data and code used to create the figures in the publication. The data in this repository include chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl-a), dates of phytoplankton bloom start date and phytoplankton bloom peak date, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), sea surface temperature (SST), wind speed, and dates of sea ice retreat and advance. Downloaded spatially-subsetted data files are included as netCDF files (extension .nc) compressed into .zip archives. Additional files used to perform the analyses and make the figures are included as MATLAB scripts and MATLAB data files (extensions .m and .mat, respectively). 

Recommended citation:

Turner, Jessica S., (2024) A data repository for: Changing phytoplankton phenology in the marginal ice zone west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10790613