Storm surge detection
MIO-Toulon's network of oceanographic sensors and radars detects a storm surge associated with the Mediterranean event on 19 and 20 September 2020.
United in our values and objectives
L’édito de Valérie Verdier, présidente-directrice généraleC’est ensemble, mobilisés et solidaires, que nous poursuivons nos activités et les missions de notre institut. Ainsi, représentants et correspondants nommés cette année ont désormais rejoint leurs […]
IRD: Olivier Pringault, Director of the OCEANS Department (Oceans, Climate and Resources).
Écologiste microbien, Olivier Pringault est directeur de recherche au sein de l’UMR MIO. Il a intégré l’IRD en 2001 en tant que chargé de recherche en Nouvelle-Calédonie où il a mené […]
The 3D circuit of Mediterranean water bodies
Isabelle Taupier-Letage from the MIO reveals the secrets of water mass circulation in the Mediterranean!
IRD: Frédéric Ménard appointed Scientific Adviser for Overseas France
Frédéric Ménard is an IRD research director at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in Marseille (UMR MIO). He conducts research into the functioning of tropical marine ecosystems [...].
Congratulations to Amonda El Houssainy (CEM team) who defended her thesis on 02 October 2020.
Defense October 2, 2020Title: Inputs and sedimentary geochemistry of trace metals in two urbanised Mediterranean coastal areas: Beirut (Lebanon) and Toulon (France): Beirut (Lebanon) and Toulon (France)Jury :Mme Elbaz-Poulichet Françoise, Director of the [...]
New autonomous robots for better ocean observation
Winner of the first wave of the EQUIPEX "Equipments of Excellence" call for projects launched as part of the French government's major loan programme, the NAOS (Novel Argo Observing System) project, co-supervised [...]
The MIO is a partner of the Lumexplore 2020 Festival!
This year, MIO is partnering the Lumexplore Festival in La Ciotat from 17 to 20 September 2020, where Stéphanie Jacquet and Olivier Pringault will be manning the MIO stand [...].
Descend into the abyss on video!
Echosciences - Culture Science PACA BathyBot, the deep-sea explorer With Christian Tamburini and Severine Martini from MIO
VVP test in Marseille harbour
The study of vertical velocities appears to be essential for a better understanding of the defined dynamics of the ocean and the impact on biogeochemistry. However, the in situ measurement of vertical velocities is [...]