Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
