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 Assmy1, Piotr Kowalczuk4, Pedro Duarte2, Colin A Stedmon5 and Dr. Mats A Granskog, PhD6, (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)Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Marine Physics Department, Sopot, Poland, (5)Technical University of Denmark, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (6)Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway