Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Trimaran of INSU
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
