mon océan & moi

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

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)

Stickers & Goodies

Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

The research vessel "James COOK"

Large rosette sampler used in the "World Ocean Circulation Experiment". This rosette has 36 10-liter Niskin bottles, an acoustic pinger (lower left), an "LADCP" current profiler (yellow long tube at the center), a CTD (horizontal instrument at the bottom), and transmissometer (yellow short tube at the center). (Photo : L. Talley)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)