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Expanding Tara Oceans Protocols for Underway, Ecosystemic Sampling of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface During Tara Pacific Expedition (2016–2018)

October 5, 2021

Expanding Tara Oceans Protocols for Underway, Ecosystemic Sampling of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface During Tara Pacific Expedition (2016–2018)

The Ocean and the Atmosphere are the main engines of the global geochemistry. Therefore, their interface represents a “chokepoint” for gas and nutrient exchanges. As stressors become more presents in the atmosphere, it is likely that they will strongly impact the capacity for the Ocean to absorb CO2. This paper presents the protocol developed to

The Atlantic and summer Pacific waters variability in the Arctic Ocean from 1997 to 2008.

October 1, 2021

The Atlantic and summer Pacific waters variability in the Arctic Ocean from 1997 to 2008.

Results from the Damocles ice-buoy campaigns in the transpolar drift stream 2007-2009.

Results from the Damocles ice-buoy campaigns in the transpolar drift stream 2007-2009.

Sea ice thickness measurement using episodic infragravity waves from distant storms

Sea ice thickness measurement using episodic infragravity waves from distant storms

Comparison of seasonal sea-ice thickness change in the Transpolar Drift observed by local ice mass-balance observations and floe-scale EM surveys.

Comparison of seasonal sea-ice thickness change in the Transpolar Drift observed by local ice mass-balance observations and floe-scale EM surveys.

Sea-ice thickness measurement based on the dispersion of ice swell.

Sea-ice thickness measurement based on the dispersion of ice swell.

Linking the effective thermal conductivity of snow to its shear strength and density

Linking the effective thermal conductivity of snow to its shear strength and density

Low-level jet characteristics over the Arctic Ocean in spring and summer.

Low-level jet characteristics over the Arctic Ocean in spring and summer.

The impact of heterogeneous surface temperatures on the 2-m air temperature over the Arctic Ocean in spring

The impact of heterogeneous surface temperatures on the 2-m air temperature over the Arctic Ocean in spring

Validation of atmospheric reanalyzes over the central Arctic Ocean

Validation of atmospheric reanalyzes over the central Arctic Ocean

Validation of the Climate-SAF surface broadband albedo product: Comparisons with in situ observations over Greenland and the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.

Validation of the Climate-SAF surface broadband albedo product: Comparisons with in situ observations over Greenland and the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.

Low frequency bursts of horizontally polarized waves in the Arctic sea-ice cover.

Low frequency bursts of horizontally polarized waves in the Arctic sea-ice cover.

Positive trend in the mean speed and deformation rate of Arctic sea ice, 1979-2007

Positive trend in the mean speed and deformation rate of Arctic sea ice, 1979-2007

Ozone in the boundary layer air over the Arctic Ocean: measurements during the TARA transpolar drift 2006-2008

Ozone in the boundary layer air over the Arctic Ocean: measurements during the TARA transpolar drift 2006-2008

Melt pond formation and temporal evolution at drifting station Tara during summer 2007

Melt pond formation and temporal evolution at drifting station Tara during summer 2007

Tara Pacific Expedition’s Atmospheric Measurements of Marine Aerosols across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Overview and Preliminary Results.

May 1, 2020

Tara Pacific Expedition’s Atmospheric Measurements of Marine Aerosols across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Overview and Preliminary Results.

During the expedition, surface-water and atmospheric parameters are continuously measured. Marine aerosols size and distribution are measured to evaluate their influence on the Ocean. This paper presents a new dataset from the Tara Pacific expedition. This data must then be compared to surface-water and biomass measurement to assess their potential interactions with the Atmosphere. The

Millepora platyphylla range extended back to the Eastern Pacific, thanks to a new record from Clipperton Atoll.

April 29, 2020

Millepora platyphylla range extended back to the Eastern Pacific, thanks to a new record from Clipperton Atoll.

The Tara Pacific expedition – A pan-ecosystemic approach of the “-omics” complexity of coral reef holobionts across the Pacific Ocean.

September 23, 2019

The Tara Pacific expedition – A pan-ecosystemic approach of the “-omics” complexity of coral reef holobionts across the Pacific Ocean.

This first paper presents the entire approach of the Tara Pacific expedition. The methodology is quite new as protocols will not be targeting the coral colony itself but its entire ecosystem.  To enter this “pan-ecosystemic” approach, samples will be taken from coral colonies (3 species) and fishes (2 species) but also from their surrounding environment

Status of coral reefs of Samoa and recommendations to promote resilience and recovery of coastal ecosystems.

April 5, 2018

Status of coral reefs of Samoa and recommendations to promote resilience and recovery of coastal ecosystems.

This paper was published to assess coral reef health in Upolu using observations on the two fish species chosen for Tara Pacific and a more “traditional” approach with parameters like coral cover. These data were compared within or outside protected areas to prove the importance of Marine Protected Areas and their effectiveness.  More importantly, this

Plankton networks driving carbon export in the oligotrophic ocean

February 10, 2016

Plankton networks driving carbon export in the oligotrophic ocean