Phytoplankton accessory pigment concentrations measured in micrograms per litre from the Northwest European shelf seas. Data was collected primarily on Cefas fisheries and SmartBuoy cruises in the North Sea and Celtic Seas and analyzed by HPLC at the DHI laboratory in Denmark. The dataset covers a nine-year period from 2010 to 2019 and has been quality controlled.
Use Cases
- Assess eutrophication levels based on chlorophyll concentrations mentioned in the description
- Validate remote sensing derived chlorophyll estimates using the in-situ pigment measurements
- Estimate phytoplankton biomass using chlorophyll as a proxy as described
- Derive phytoplankton functional types by applying pigment concentrations like a fingerprint
Strengths
- Concentrations are measured by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), a standard analytical method
- Data is matched with metadata and quality controlled as stated in the description
- The dataset covers a nine-year time range from 2010 to 2019
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Samples taken on Cefas fisheries and SmartBuoy cruises, analyzed by DHI laboratory in Denmark
- Time Range
- 2010 to 2019
- Geography
- Northwest European shelf seas, specifically the North Sea and Celtic Seas