Observation puzzle : the rosette

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

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

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

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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.

The research vessel "James COOK"

World ocean currents map

Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)