A year from the Arctic

Satellite observation of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005

Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA

Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Trimaran of INSU

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)

Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Les Diatomées - Bacillaria
Colonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.

Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.

Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)