Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche en face de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Ceratium - Capter la lumière avec ses doigts
Ceratium appartient à l'immense groupe des dinoflagellés.
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
