Temperature, salinity, light and fluorescence (CTD) measurements from the Rijpfjorden (Svalbard) marine observatory (mooring) August 2018-September 2020

As part of the "KROP - Kongsfjorden Rijpfjorden Observatory Programme" UiT The Arctic University of Norway and The Scottish Association for Marine Science maintain marine observatories (moorings) in two high-Arctic fjords in Svalbard: Kongsfjorden and Rijpfjorden. The observatories consists of an array of CTDs, temperature loggers, ADCPs and a sediment trap, in addition to various other instruments or installations that change from year to year.
This dataset contains the CTD, PAR and fluorescence data from Rijpfjorden 2018-2020.
Fluorescence data is given as raw voltage only, due to calibration and fouling issues. It is meant as an indication of the timing of the phytoplankton bloom, not as absolute chlorophyll a concentration.
No post-recovery processing of light data (to correct for fouling) has been performed.
The observatory layout is available in the mooring diagram provided.
The mooring was deployed for 2 years due to heavy ice cover on Rijpfjorden in 2019 which made recovery impossible. It was equipped with 6 SBE37 to get a good picture of the water mass exchange throughout the water column. All sensor still logging after 2 years, the sediment trap only collected the 2018-19 samples.