mon océan & moi

The profiling float

Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana

Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium gravidum
Ceratium gravidum dont en voit parfaitement les mouvements d’un des deux flagelles.

Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana

Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.

Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.

Diatoms - Life in glass houses
Champions of photosynthesis, these unicellular organisms appeared at the time of dinosaurs.They produce a quarter of the oxygen we breathe.