Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ostracodes (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
