Based on shell concentrations of the planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma from vertically resolved plankton tow samples during cruises ARK-IV/3, ARK-XI/1, ARK-XIII/2, ARK-XV/1, ARK-XV/2, MSM44, MSM66, M21/4, M21/5, M39/4, MSM09/2, NEWP-92, NEWP-93, PS93.1, PS31, PS78, the base of the productive zone is calculated. The calculation is based on the assumption that the base of productive zone is located where shell concentration begins to substantially decline and it is calculated after Lončarić et al. (2006).
Based on shell concentrations of the planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma from vertically resolved plankton tow samples during cruises ARK-IV/3, ARK-XI/1, ARK-XIII/2, ARK-XV/1, ARK-XV/2, MSM44, MSM66, M21/4, M21/5, M39/4, MSM09/2, NEWP-92, NEWP-93, PS93.1, PS31, PS78 and (average) shell weights, the calcite mass flux is calculated (mg m-2 d¬-1).
For the quantification of the calcite production and loss in the upper water layer by the planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma in the Arctic ocean, we compiled data from vertical profiles in the upper water column of shell concentration, shell size and weights during summer. This data set includes new observations from the Fram Strait and Baffin Bay on shell concentration, shell size and weight, as well as calculated base of the productive zone and mass flux from both the new and published data.