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<Entry_ID>PANGAEA_995923</Entry_ID>
<Entry_Title>Environmental conditions along Woodfjorden, Svalbard in August 2024</Entry_Title>
<Data_Set_Citation>
<Dataset_Creator>Niedzwiedz, Sarina; Murray, Ayla; Beckschulte, Paula; Monteiro, Cátia; Ruiz, Micaela Belen; Descôteaux, Raphaëlle; Armitage, Phoebe; Boström, Christoffer; Havermans, Charlotte; Kuliński, Karol; Bischof, Kai</Dataset_Creator>
<Dataset_Title>Environmental conditions along Woodfjorden, Svalbard in August 2024</Dataset_Title>
<Dataset_Release_Date>2026-07-10</Dataset_Release_Date>
<Dataset_Publisher>PANGAEA</Dataset_Publisher>
<Data_Presentation_Form>Dataset</Data_Presentation_Form>
<Online_Resource>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995923</Online_Resource>
</Data_Set_Citation>
<Personnel>
<Role>Investigator</Role>
<First_Name>Sarina</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Niedzwiedz</Last_Name>
<Email>sarina@uni-bremen.de</Email>
</Personnel>
<Discipline>
<Discipline_Name>Earth Science</Discipline_Name>
</Discipline>
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<Detailed_Variable>Event label</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Station ID</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>LATITUDE</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>LONGITUDE</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>DATE/TIME</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>DEPTH, water</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Replicates</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Pressure, water</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Temperature, water</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Conductivity</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Salinity</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Sound velocity in water</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Density, sigma-theta (0)</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Turbidity (Nephelometric turbidity unit)</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Radiation, photosynthetically active</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Light attenuation, vertical</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<Parameters>
<Detailed_Variable>Spectrum peak</Detailed_Variable>
</Parameters>
<ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
<Keyword>CTD</Keyword>
<Keyword>Light</Keyword>
<Keyword>Multiple investigations</Keyword>
<Keyword>Salinity</Keyword>
<Keyword>Svalbard</Keyword>
<Keyword>Temperature</Keyword>
<Keyword>turbidity</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_1</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_10</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_2</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_3</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_4</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_5</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_6</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_7</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_8</Keyword>
<Keyword>Woodfjorden_9</Keyword>
<Sensor_Name>
<Long_Name>CTD, Valeport, SWiFT CTDplus Turbidity</Long_Name>
</Sensor_Name>
<Sensor_Name>
<Long_Name>Hyperspectral UV-VIS Radiometer, TriOS, RAMSES-ACC-VIS</Long_Name>
</Sensor_Name>
<Temporal_Coverage>
<Start_Date>2024-08-20</Start_Date>
<Stop_Date>2024-08-26</Stop_Date>
</Temporal_Coverage>
<Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
<Spatial_Coverage>
<Southernmost_Latitude>79.322867</Southernmost_Latitude>
<Northernmost_Latitude>79.70965</Northernmost_Latitude>
<Westernmost_Longitude>13.256217</Westernmost_Longitude>
<Easternmost_Longitude>14.251567</Easternmost_Longitude>
<Minimum_Depth>0.0 m (DEPTH, water)</Minimum_Depth>
<Maximum_Depth>10.0 m (DEPTH, water)</Maximum_Depth>
</Spatial_Coverage>
<Access_Constraints>access rights needed</Access_Constraints>
<Use_Constraints>CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)</Use_Constraints>
<Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
<Data_Center>
<Data_Center_Name>
<Short_Name>PANGAEA</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Data Publisher for Earth &amp; Environmental Science</Long_Name>
</Data_Center_Name>
<Data_Center_URL>https://www.pangaea.de/</Data_Center_URL>
<Personnel>
<Role>Data Center Contact</Role>
<First_Name>Michael</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Diepenbroek</Last_Name>
<Email>info@pangaea.de</Email>
<Contact_Address>
<Address>Leobener Str.</Address>
<City>Bremen</City>
<Province_or_State>Bremen</Province_or_State>
<Postal_Code>28359</Postal_Code>
<Country>Germany</Country>
</Contact_Address>
</Personnel>
</Data_Center>
<Distribution>
<Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
<Distribution_Size>14048 data points</Distribution_Size>
<Distribution_Format>text/tab-separated-values</Distribution_Format>
</Distribution>
<Reference>Niedzwiedz, Sarina (submitted): A glimpse into the future of Arctic fjords: Biological communities along environmental gradients.</Reference>
<Reference>Niedzwiedz, Sarina; Murray, Ayla; Beckschulte, Paula; Monteiro, Cátia; Ruiz, Micaela Belen; Descôteaux, Raphaëlle; Armitage, Phoebe; Boström, Christoffer; Havermans, Charlotte; Kuliński, Karol; Bischof, Kai (2026): In-situ conditions of two macroalgae along an Arctic fjord gradient in August 2024 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995904</Reference>
<Summary>Environmental conditions along the fjord gradient of Woodfjorden, Svalbard were characterized in August 2024 at a total of ten sampling station using a SWiFT CTDplus turbidity probe (Valeport, St. Peters Quay, United Kingdom; n = 3 per station) to measure water temperature (°C), absolute salinity (SA), and turbidity (NTU). The CTD was lowered through the water column at a constant speed of approximately 1 m s⁻¹. Data were averaged over 1 m depth intervals. Spectrally resolved underwater irradiance (400–700 nm) was measured using a RAMSES-ACC-UV/VIS radiometer (TriOS Optical Sensor, Oldenburg, Germany) from the water surface to the seafloor (maximum depth 10 m; n = 3 per station). Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was calculated by integrating irradiance across the measured wavelength range. The light attenuation coefficient (Kd) was calculated between the surface and a water depth of 3 m. The spectral peak at a depth of 3 m was defined as the wavelength exhibiting the highest transmitted irradiance through the water column. ** For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995923"!</Summary>
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<URL>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_6709</URL>
<Description>LATITUDE</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_6709</URL>
<Description>LONGITUDE</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601</URL>
<Description>DATE/TIME</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995904</URL>
<Description>In-situ conditions of two macroalgae along an Arctic fjord gradient in August 2024</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_conductivity</URL>
<Description>Conductivity</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound</URL>
<Description>Sound velocity in water</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Related_URL>
<URL>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbidity</URL>
<Description>Turbidity (Nephelometric turbidity unit)</Description>
</Related_URL>
<Metadata_Name>DIF</Metadata_Name>
<Metadata_Version>9.4</Metadata_Version>
<DIF_Creation_Date>2026-07-10</DIF_Creation_Date>
<Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2026-08-08</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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