Reproducibility archive for Melt pond heterogeneity produces distributed phytoplankton growth-onset conditions beneath Arctic sea ice
Year: 2026
Type: software
Abstract: Code, derived data and reproduction instructions accompanying the study “Melt pond heterogeneity produces distributed phytoplankton growth-onset conditions beneath Arctic sea ice”, prepared for publication. The calculations examine how pond geometry, depth-dependent light, nutrient availability and phytoplankton residence time affect growth. They compare populations remaining in local light patches with populations rapidly sampling different patches, and distinguish the onset of growth from biomass increase over a finite exposure period. Version 20 includes a depth-dependent light-variance lookup, approximations for population growth thresholds, optical sensitivity calculations, vertical-mixing scenarios and descriptive nutrient and chlorophyll observations. The archive contains 90 active numerical tables, 21 PDF/PNG figure pairs, source attribution and records of complete bundled-input and original-raster reproduction checks. A fresh bundled-input run accompanies the DOI-specific deposit preparation. Three pond scenes from one evolving floe illustrate the calculations; they do not establish regional or seasonal effects. Biological parameters and exposure scenarios are conditional model choices. The original sensor synchronization, image selection and aerial registration are not reconstructed. The manuscript and supplementary document are separate from this archive.
Author: Sudakow, Ivan
Institution: The Open University
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W7221718518