Chlorophyll and phytoplankton composition climatological data on the Northwest Atlantic Shelf from 1978 to 2014: post-processed model data

This dataset includes 8-day composite of surface chlorophyll and bimonthly phytoplankton size composition climatological results on the Northwest Atlantic Shelf from the Gulf of Maine to the Mid-Atlantic Bight based on the physical-biological coupled model results from 1978 to 2014. Two size classes, small phytoplankton (SP) and large phytoplankton (LP), are provided. For more details please see: Zhengchen Zang, Rubao Ji, Zhixuan Feng, Changsheng Chen, Siqi Li, and Cabell S Davis (2021) Spatially varying phytoplankton seasonality on the Northwest Atlantic Shelf: a model-based assessment of patterns, drivers, and implications. ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 78, Issue 5, 1920-1934, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab102.