mon océan & moi

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)

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)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni

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

Préparation et mise à l'eau des mésocosmes sur le ponton de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)