Bio-optics of an extensive under-ice phytoplankton bloom in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean

Alexey K Pavlov1, Hanna Kauko2, Torbjørn Taskjelle3, Børge Hamre3, Phillip Assmy4, Piotr Kowalczuk5, Pedro Duarte2, Colin A Stedmon6 and Mats A Granskog1, (1)Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway, (2)Norwegian Polar Institute, Biological Oceanography, Tromsø, Norway, (3)University of Bergen, Department of Physics and Technology, Bergen, Norway, (4)Norwegian Polar Institute, Biological Oceanography, Norway, (5)Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Marine Physics Department, Sopot, Poland, (6)Technical University of Denmark, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark