Dataset of picophytoplankton abundance, carbon biomass, POM, and environmental variables of the northern Indian Ocean

The dataset includes information on picophytoplankton abundance, carbon biomass, particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate organic nitrogen (PON), and environmental variables such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, and inorganic nutrients from the surface to the deeper layers of the euphotic zone. The scientific cruise expedition was conducted in the northern Indian Ocean during the fall intermonsoon period. The SK374 and SK373 datasets include results from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, respectively.