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)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Phronimes - Monstres des tonneaux
Recyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.
Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium hexacanthum
chaîne de Ceratium hexacanthum qui restent les uns à la suites des autres au fur et à mesure des divisions.
Le mouvement des flagelles est bien visible.
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)