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Biogeochemical and environmental data from sea ice (thick second-year/first-year ice and young ice in a refrozen lead).
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The refrozen lead was sampled on five locations along a transect from the edge towards the centre of the lead. The transect was repeated 13 times between 7 May and 3 June 2015.
Data include:
- ice and snow thickness
- bulk salinity
- chlorophyll a concentration and standing stock
- MAA (mycosporine-like amino acids) concentrations
- HPLC algal pigment concentrations (added in version 2 - see column header explanations in methods below)
In version 3 added:
- particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON)
- d18O and barium data (mainly one day available)
In addition, sample ID numbers for taxonomy, particulate and dissolved matter (CDOM) absorption (to facilitate linking to other data sets).
The thick ice dataset contains results from second-year and first-year sea ice samples collected during the N-ICE2015 cruise with ice corers with 9 or 14 cm diameter (Mark II coring system, KOVACS enterprise, Roseburg, USA).
Data include:
- ice and snow thickness
- bulk salinity
- inorganic nutrients (nitrate plus nitrite, phosphate and silicate)
- chlorophyll a concentrations
In version 5 added:
- HPLC algal pigment concentrations
- MAA (mycosporine-like amino acids) concentrations
- particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON)
- biogenic silica (BSi)
- dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN)
- salinity values measured with a salinometer
- d18O
- barium
In addition, sample ID numbers for taxonomy, particulate and dissolved matter (CDOM) absorption, gases, and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) (to facilitate linking to other data sets).
IMPORTANT NOTE: The data that has been added in version 5 for thick ice or version 3 for the refrozen lead have not been extensively worked on (except tracer data) and therefore the user is advised to carefully control these data before using them. Large part of the bulk nutrient concentrations were very low and within measurement uncertainty (see methods below) and are marked with ‘wmu’ in the dataset. Brine nutrient concentrations were not measured.
Samples were collected from January until June 2015. The data file contains information on the date, hour, latitude, longitude and ice depth of each sample. Two types of ice cores were collected for sampling: biological ice cores and chemical/tracer ice cores. In this dataset (version 5), the chemistry/tracer ice cores are included that contained data on nutrients on the days/coring sites where biological ice cores were taken (the dataset includes data on all variables from those ice cores). In other words, more chemistry/tracer ice core data exist (especially later in the campaign, two-three chemistry/tracer cores were taken per sampling event, where e.g. nutrients and some other chemistry/tracer samples were taken from different ice cores). These data will be added to this dataset in a later version. In the meanwhile, contact the authors Paul Dodd (lab salinity and d18O), Kate Hendry (barium), Agneta Fransson (gases and DIC) and Mats Granskog (d18O) for these data. For most sampling days and coring events, all ice core types exist and it is possible to gather information for most variables.
Bulk salinity: Salinity in the melted ice core samples was measured with WTW Cond 3110 probe (WTW Wissenschaftlich-Technische Werkstätten GmbH, Weilheim, Germany)
Chlorophyll a: Chl a samples were collected on 25 mm GF/F filters (Whatman), extracted in 100% methanol for 12 h at 5°C on board the ship and measured fluorometrically with an AU10 Turner Fluorometer (Turner Design, Inc.). Phaeopigments were measured by fluorescence after acidification with 5% HCl. Calibration of the Turner fluorometer was carried out following the JGOFS protocol35 (Knap et al., 1996). Unit mg/m3 (for the refrozen lead in addition mg/m2).
MAAs: The MAA method is described in Carreto et al. (2005) (https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11540). In the thick ice file the unit is mg/L and in the refrozen lead file the unit is mg/m3.
HPLC: The HPLC method is described in Tran et al. (2013) (https://www.biogeosciences.net/10/1909/2013/bg-10-1909-2013.pdf). In the thick ice file the unit is ng/L and in the refrozen lead file the unit is mg/m3. Header definitions: Chla - chlorophyll a; Chl b - chlorophyll b; Chlc1_Chlc2 - chlorophyll c1 + chlorophyll c2; Chlc3 - chlorophyll c3; MgDVP - magnesium 2,4-divinylpheoporphyrin a5 monomethyl ester; Chla_ide - chlorophyllide a; Phide_a - pheophorbide a; Phytin_a - pheophytin a; Phytin_b - pheophytin b; Fucox - fucoxanthin; 19But - 19’butanoyloxyfucoxanthin; 19Hex - 19’hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin; Perid - peridinin; Dinox - dinoxanthin; Gyroxdiester - gyroxanthin diester; Neox - neoxanthin; Lutein - lutein; Prasino - prasinoxanthin; Antherax - antheraxanthin; Allox - alloxanthin; Violax - violaxanthin; Zeax - zeaxanthin; DD - diadinoxanthin; DT - diatoxanthin; Astax - astaxanthin; Echineone - echineone; Alpha_car - alpha carotene; Beta_car - beta carotene
Inorganic nutrients:
Sections of the ice cores were melted in cleaned plastic containers with lids. Samples for the inorganic nutrients nitrate and nitrite (NO3 + NO2), phosphate and silicate were were collected in 20 mL scintillation vials,fixed with 0.2 ml chloroform and stored refrigerated until sample analysis approximately 6 months later. Concentrations of these nutrients were measured on a modified Scalar auto-analyzer following Bendschneider & Robinson (1952) and RFA Methodology, for NO3+NO2, and Grasshoff (1965), for PO4 and SiOH4. Unit µmol/L.
Measurement of nitrite in seawater The method is based on that nitrite reacts colorimetrically with aromatic amin and forms a diazonium ion in acidic medium. The diazonium ion connects to a new aromatic amine and forms an azo. The absorption of the color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyzer or a modified scalar autoanalyzer (Bendschneider & Robinson 1952 RFA Methodology). The detection limit for nitrites is 0.06 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the second decimal place.
Measurement of nitrate in seawater The method is based on the chemical reduction of nitrate to nitrite by means of cadmium in the presence of copper ions. Then nitrite forms a diazonium ion with an aromatic amine in an acidic environment, which is diverted to a new aromatic amine and an azo dye is formed. Absorption of the color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyser or a modified scalar autoanalyser (Bendschneider & Robinson 1952 RFA Methodology). The amount of nitrate is calculated as the difference between total reduced nitrite (this method) and NO2 measured without cadmium reduction (see Method U3_3 above). The detection limit for nitrate is 0.4 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the first decimal place.
Measurement of phosphate in seawater The method is based on the phosphate reacts with molybdate to form phosphomolybdate in acid medium (pH < 1) providing a yellow dye. This dye is reduced by ascorbic acid to a blue dye, and absorbance is measured spectrophotometrically at 810 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyzer or a modified Scalar autoanalyzer (Grashoff 1965). The detection limit for phosphate is 0.06 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the second decimal place.
Measurements of silicate in seawater The method is based on the silicate reacts with molybdate to form a silikomolybdat (yellow dye) in an acidic environment (pH = 1.5-2). Oxalic acid is added to the silikomolybdat which then is reduced with ascorbic acid. The result is a blue compound which is measured spectrophotometrically at 810 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyser or a modified Scalar autoanalyzer (Grashoff 1965). The detection limit for silicate is 0.7 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the first decimal place.
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiles from Norwegian Polar Institute cruise AO-I-2023 to the Fram Strait. The dataset includes profiles of sensor temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, coloured dissolved organic matter fluorescence, beam attenuation, and calculated practical salinity (EOS-80). Profile data are from down casts only and made available in a vertical resolution of 1 decibar (i.e. averaged into 1-decibar bins). The dataset also includes laboratory measurements of salinity and chlorophyll a from Niskin bottle samples. Laboratory results for several core parameters are to be added successively. The data are contained in a single, self-documenting netCDF file. Profile data are organised in arrays with one column per cast and one row per depth bin (pressure bin). Bottle data are organised in arrays with one column per cast and one row per Niskin bottle. One-dimensional metadata (such as time and position) are organised as a single row with one column per cast. Two-dimensional metadata (such as sample number) relate to Niskin bottle data and are organised in arrays with one column per cast and one row per Niskin bottle. All variables have the same number of columns, equal to the total number of CTD casts. For full information on the sampling and processing routines, please refer to the AO-I-2023 cruise report (https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3089166) and the CTD post-cruise processing report (included as file here).
This dataset contains results from water column samples collected during the N-ICE2015 cruise with Niskin bottles of a ship-mounted CTD, an on-ice CTD and a hand-held Limnos sampler.
Measured variables include
- inorganic nutrients (ammonium, nitrate plus nitrite, phosphate and silicate)
- chlorophyll a and phaeopigments
- particulate organic carbon and nitrogen
- total particulate silica
- dissolved organic carbon and total dissolved nitrogen
- dissolved oxygen
- HPLC pigments (added in version 2 for the phytoplankton bloom period - see methods below for pigment full names).
Samples were collected between the surface and 4090 m depth from January until June 2015. The data file contains information on the date, hour, latitude, longitude and depth of each sample.
Not all variables were collected during the same CTD casts due to volume limitations of the Niskin bottles. However, they were collected on consecutive casts. Therefore, it is possible to gather information for almost all the listed variables for the same dates. Details on the sampling and analytical methods are given below.
Water samples for the inorganic nutrients nitrate and nitrite (NO3 + NO2), phosphate and silicate were were collected in 20 mL scintillation vials,fixed with 0.2 ml chloroform and stored refrigerated until sample analysis approximately 6 months later. Concentrations of these nutrients were measured on a modified Scalar auto-analyzer following Bendschneider & Robinson (1952) and RFA Methodology, for NO3+NO2, and Grasshoff (1965), for PO4 and SiOH4.
Water samples for ammonium were analysed on board right after sampling with the method of Solorzano (1969).
Measurement of nitrite in seawater The method is based on that nitrite reacts colorimetrically with aromatic amin and forms a diazonium ion in acidic medium. The diazonium ion connects to a new aromatic amine and forms an azo. The absorption of the color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyzer or a modified scalar autoanalyzer (Bendschneider & Robinson 1952 RFA Methodology). The detection limit for nitrites is 0.06 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the second decimal place. Measurement of nitrate in seawater The method is based on the chemical reduction of nitrate to nitrite by means of cadmium in the presence of copper ions. Then nitrite forms a diazonium ion with an aromatic amine in an acidic environment, which is diverted to a new aromatic amine and an azo dye is formed. Absorption of the color is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyser or a modified scalar autoanalyser (Bendschneider & Robinson 1952 RFA Methodology). The amount of nitrate is calculated as the difference between total reduced nitrite (this method) and NO2 measured without cadmium reduction (see Method U3_3 above). The detection limit for nitrate is 0.4 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the first decimal place.
Measurement of phosphate in seawater The method is based on the phosphate reacts with molybdate to form phosphomolybdate in acid medium (pH < 1) providing a yellow dye. This dye is reduced by ascorbic acid to a blue dye, and absorbance is measured spectrophotometrically at 810 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyzer or a modified Scalar autoanalyzer (Grashoff 1965). The detection limit for phosphate is 0.06 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the second decimal place.
Measurements of silicate in seawater The method is based on the silicate reacts with molybdate to form a silikomolybdat (yellow dye) in an acidic environment (pH = 1.5-2). Oxalic acid is added to the silikomolybdat which then is reduced with ascorbic acid. The result is a blue compound which is measured spectrophotometrically at 810 nm on a modified Alpkem Flow Solution IV autoanalyser or a modified Scalar autoanalyzer (Grashoff 1965). The detection limit for silicate is 0.7 µmol/L (Scalar) and is significant to the first decimal place.
Detection limits for nutrients:
- Ammonium detection limit 0.04 µmol/L. However, the detection limit was 0.5 µmol/L for the period 23 April to 2 May because of contamination in the chemical reagents.
- Nitrate detection limit 0.4 µmol/L
- Nitrite detection limit 0.06 µmol/L
- Phosphate detection limit 0.06 µmol/L
- Silicate detection limit 0.7 µmol/L
2) Chlorophyll a (Chl a)
Chl a samples were collected on 25-mm GF/F filters (Whatman), extracted in 100% methanol for 12 h at 5°C on board the ship and measured fluorometrically with an AU10 Turner Fluorometer (Turner Design, Inc.). Phaeopigments were measured by fluorescence after acidification with 5% HCl. Calibration of the Turner fluorometer was carried out following the JGOFS protocol35 (Knap et al., 1996). Chl a measurement uncertainty was estimated from triplicate water samples taken from depths ranging between 5 and 100 m depth and averaged 5.5% of measured values.
3) Particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON)
Between 200 - 2000 ml of seawater, depending on particle concentration, were filtered onto pre-combusted 25 mm GF/F filters (the filters were combusted at 450°C for 12 hours and stored in tin foil). After filtration, GF/F filters were placed into Pall filter slides and dried at 60°C in a drying oven and thereafter stored at room temperature. Filter slides from one station were wrapped in tin foil and kept in a labelled ziploc bag.
For each sampling day or event, a MilliQ reference filter was prepared (similar volume than for the samples) and treated in the same way than the samples.
POC/N samples have been analyzed with continuous-flow mass spectrometry (CF-IMRS ) carried out with a roboprep/tracermass mass spectrometer (Europa Scientific, UK) (Lorrain et al., 2003). All values have been corrected for instrument drift.
Detection limits: 5 µg for C and 2-3 µg for N
4) Total particulate silica (TPSi)
Total particulate silica from the water column (ship and on-ice CTD) was only taken during legs 3-6 (with the exception of on-ice CTD 003 and ship CTD 001 during leg 1).Tot part Si samples were filtered on cellulose acetate filters (0.8 µm pore size, 25 mm diameter, Sartorius) during legs 1&2 and on polycarbonate filters (0.4 µm pore size, 25 mm diameter, Whatman) during legs 3-6. After filtration, each filter was directly placed into plastic petri slides and dried at 60°C in a drying oven. When filters were dry, petri dishes were sealed with parafilm and wrapped in tin foil and stored in a labelled ziplock bag. Filters were stored at room temperature until analysis at IMR Bergen in late 2015/early 2016.Cellulose acetate and polycarbonate filter blanks were used to correct tot part Si raw data from legs1&2 and legs3-6 respectively.
The alkaline digestion method used for TPSi is described in detail by Raguenau & Tréguer (1994) and assumes that biological silicate (BSi) is extracted during the first 40 min of the digestion step (Brzezinski & Nelson 1989). If lithogenic silicate (LSi) is present however, the silicate minerals may interfere with the BSi estimate. Therefore, the alkaline silicate extraction described here is termed Total Particulate Silicate (TPSi) when no correction is made for LSi. Briefly, each sample filter was digested in 8 mL of 0.2 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for 40 min at +100 °C, before the solution was quickly cooled down and added 2 mL of 1 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) to stop the digestion. Each sample was centrifuged for 10 min at 2500 rpm before 4 mL of the supernatant was removed and analyzed as a dissolved silicate sample on an autoanalyzer. Dissolved silicate [SiO₄]⁴⁻ reacts with molybdate to form a yellow silico-molybdate solution (pH=1.5-2). The solution is added oxalic acid before it is reduced with ascorbic acid to a blue color complex, that is measured spectrophotometrically at 810 nm using a modified Skalar Autoanalyzer (Grasshoff 1965). Dissolved silicate was corrected for a filterblank, the extraction volume corrected for volume of samplewater filtered, and the amount of TPSi was expressed as µmol/Lol Si L-1 seawater.
5) Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (TDN)
Samples were filled from Niskin bottle directly into pre-rinsed 1 L (or 0.5 L) Duran glass bottles. A pre-rinsed glass filtration unit with pre-combusted (450°C, 5 h) 47 mm GFF filters was used. Before filtration of the final sample, GF/F-filters were pre-rinsed with the water sample (minimal 2 x 150 ml) because DOM adsorbs on the filter material. The sample filtration was carried at low vacuum (max. -30 kPa) to avoid cell leakage. Filtration was always done directly after sampling and the filtration unit covered with aluminum foil during filtration and when filtration unit was not in use (to avoid that dust falls into the sample). The minimal final sample volume was at least 20 ml but in most cases 50 ml. At each station we took two blank samples: 1. MilliQ water directly into acid-washed HDPE bottle, and 2. MilliQ water into acid-washed HDPE bottle after thorough rinsing with MilliQ.Samples were stored at -20°C in 60 ml HDPE bottles.
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) concentration were determined by high temperature catalytic oxidation and subsequent non-dispersive infrared spectroscopy and chemiluminescence detection (TOC-VCPN, Shimadzu) (Koch et al., 2014). Final concentrations are average values of triplicate measurements. If the standard variation or the coefficient of variation exceeded 0.1µM or 1 %, respectively, up to two additional analyses were performed and outliers were eliminated. After each batch of five samples, one reference standard (DOC-DSR, Hansell Research Lab, University of Miami, USA), one ultrapure water blank and one potassium hydrogen phthalate standard were measured.
Detection limits:
The limit of detection (3 sigma of the blank) and quantitation (9 sigma of the blank) was 7 and 21 µmol C L-1, respectively. The accuracy was ±5 %.
For TDN the limit of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) are 3 and 10 µmol N L-1, respectively.
LOD indicates the limit at which a substance is still detectable.
LOQ specifies the limit at which a substance is still quantifiable.
6) Dissolved oxygen
Dissolved oxygen samples were collected directly from Niskin bottles on either the ship CTD rosette or from bottles on a Hydro-Bios water sampler.
Individual sampling bottles with a nominal capacity of 115 ml were used.The analysis and calculations followed the modified Winkler procedure described in Carpenter [1965]: Sulphuric acid had 50 % volume concentration and the concentration of thiosulphate stock solution was 0.18M. Titrations were carried out in two 50ml aliquots taken from the dissolved oxygen bottles to check the reproducibility of the results. Consecutive titrations led to non-significantly different results. A digital Solarus burette from Hirschmann was used.Standards and blank were determined every time measurements were made. Dissolved oxygen concentrations were calculated in mL L-1.
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