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)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
The research vessel "James COOK"
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
