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Payo, Payo Marta. "Modélisation du transport sédimentaire et des interactions morphodynamiques par les courants de turbidité dans les canyons sous-marins. Application à la Méditerranée Occidentale." Thesis, Brest, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BRES0117/document.
Full textTurbidity currents in submarine canyons are the main contribution for sediment transfer across the continental margins. Geological studies of submarine canyons and associated turbiditic systems for more than 30 years led to an extraordinary breakthrough in the understanding of how turbidite systems evolve. However, these studies remain limited to a posteriori interpretations, based on the distribution of deposits and morphological evidences. The overarching aim of this thesis is to apply a 2DH process-based model to simulate large-scale turbidity currents on two different submarine canyons in the western Mediterranean coast.The work in La Fonera canyon, in the Catalan margin, focuses on the modelling of sediment transport and accumulation resulting from trawling activities on the canyon flanks. The numerical process-based provides a 3D visualization of potential trawling impacts on sediment dynamics. The study represents a starting point for the assessment of the sedimentary impact of bottom trawling in deep continental margins. The present work can help in the identification of trawling areas with lesser impacts. The Var Sedimentary System, located in the vicinity of Nice (France), is connected to the Var River during both low and high-stands and it can be considered as a natural laboratory for the study of the climatic control on the turbiditic activity. The influence of Coriolis forces on the spatial evolution of the hyperpycnal flows and hence in the construction of the Var Sedimentary Ridge (VSR) is evidenced and supported for the first time.The major drawback is the limited amount of information for the necessary initial and boundary conditions; hence modelling results might not be of predictive quality. However, modelling results provide a full-scale vision of the system allowing the identification of sediment pathways and deposition areas on the basis of physical processes and enlarge the present knowledge of the canyons studied. The results obtained may help in the identification of strategic mooring and coring sites to further advance the state of our knowledge on sediment dynamics of the different cases studies
Henry, Françoise. "Étude du rôle du néodyme comme traceur de source et de processus dans l'océan." Toulouse 3, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993TOU30282.
Full textBarral, Quentin-Boris. "Caractérisation du front Nord-Baléares : Variabilité et rôle de la circulation des masses d'eau en Méditerranée Occidentale." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Toulon, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022TOUL0006.
Full textThe Western Mediterranean is one of the basins with the most plastic pollution in the world, and its surface warming is four times more intense than that of the oceans. It is a so-called "laboratory basin" for the study of the global ocean : it develops its own overturning circulation. Its currentology is composed of 4 layers and about 6 water masses. The meeting of two water masses of different surface temperatures and salinities creates a thermohaline front. This thesis presents recent advances in the characterisation of front zones and water mass dynamics in the Western Mediterranean. The detection of surface fronts in a simulation, and on satellite observations, has produced maps of front presence statistics. Two major zones of fronts, of temperature and salinity, appear in the centre of the basin and are very different. The first is thermal, summer and 50m deep. It starts in the Pyrenees but fades towards the north-west of Corsica. The second is haline, quasi-permanent and over 200m depth. It clearly connects the Balearic Islands to southwestern Sardinia. Previously confused within a single "North Balearic front", their different origins and locations imply that two new designations are proposed. The haline front zone marks the boundary between young southern Atlantic waters (AW) and old northern waters (mAW). It is displaced southwards during the interannual deep water formation (DWF) of the Provençal basin, and then moves northwards under the influence of Algerian eddies (AEs). The development of an algorithmfor separating the 6 different water masses allowed the description of the particular circulation of each of them in the simulation. The average circulations coincide with the known literature. Then, besides an unrealistic deep circulation event, two important results are deduced. On the one hand, the simulation shows that the DWF of the Provençal Basin seems to dislocate the deep East Algerian gyre, modifying in turn the trajectory of the surface AEs. On the other hand, the 2005 DWF induced a deep water transit towards the Tyrrhenian Sea in 2009. However, this transit induced a surface return flow of mAWs through the Sardinia Channel towards the Algerian Basin, instead of the usual inflow through the Corsica Channel, and exceptionally causing AWto reach the Ligurian Sea
Marmain, Julien. "Circulation côtière en Méditerranée Nord Occidentale : courantométrie par radar HF et couplage avec un modèle numérique." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Toulon, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013TOUL0015.
Full textThe HF radar is the sole instrument being able to monitor the surface coastal current at very high spatial and temporal resolution. A radar system deployed since 2010 on the Var coast (Western Mediterranean Sea) provides for the first time a comprehensive picture of the circulation, which remains poorly documented in this area.Surface current mapping is conventionally performed by combining measurements of at least two radars. However, significant results were obtained with a single radar concerning: the identification of mesoscale vortices; the signature of periodic phenomena affecting the surface circulation in the diurnal, inertial and semi-diurnal bands; and the features and instabilities of the North Mediterranean Current (NC).The assimilation of radar measurements using an ensemble Kalman smoother in a regional model of the North-Western Mediterranean Sea was performed for the first time in the study area. This method, which constraints the surface currents by wind and open boundary conditions optimisation, improves the simulation of the NC vein in terms of speed and position
Carret, Alice. "Étude de la variabilité spatio-temporelle de la circulation en Méditerranée nord-occidentale : apport de l'altimétrie spatiale." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019TOU30288.
Full textSatellite altimetry, which is a powerful tool for studying ocean dynamics offshore, has led to dramatic advances in our knowledge of the ocean. The challenge is now to combine this tool to coastal observing techniques and to investigate the potential applications. In this framework, the North-Western Mediterranean Sea has been chosen for its wide range of mesoscale dynamics and for the avaliablity of numerous instruments deployed in this region. Technological innovations (Ka band, Synthetic Aperture Radar) and advances in data processing have enhanced accuracy and improved spatial resolution and coverage. Using several in situ datasets (HF radars, gliders, hull-mounted ADCP), cross- comparisons were carried out to study the observability of the Northern Current and its variability from each type of instrument. These allowed analysing the contribution of a multi-platform observing system in monitoring coastal processes. They also highlighted the complementarity of each instrument. To optimize the use of altimetry in coastal studies, a HF regional model (Symphonie) is used to quantify what component of the current can or can't be observed and to analyze the origin of the differences that were observed between each type of in situ current observations and altimetry data. After model validation, it was used to quantify the sea surface height signature of the Northern Current and of the convection and to evaluate to what extent these processes are captured by satellite altimetry. The impacts of the spatial and temporal resolutions, transects orientation, the location and the physical content were also investigated. Besides linking the different types of data and helping us to interpret the results obtained, the Symphonie model enabled to study the circulation and its seasonal and interannual variability at the regional scale. Some hypothesis about the origin of the observed spatio- temporal variations were investigated. With the forthcoming launch of the SWOT mission in 2021, this manuscript suggests perspectives about the use of integrated observing systems, altimetry data exploitation in coastal areas and validation strategies at the regional scale
Marmain, Julien. "Circulation côtière en Méditerranée Nord Occidentale : courantométrie par radar HF et couplage avec un modèle numérique." Phd thesis, Toulon, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00994937.
Full textCourp, Thierry. "Flux et bilans de matière dans un environnement de marge continentale : la marge nord-occidentale méditerranéenne." Perpignan, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990PERP0096.
Full textMurat, Anne. "Enregistrement sédimentaire des paléoenvironnements quaternaires en Méditerranée orientale." Perpignan, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991PERP0138.
Full textHoupert, Loïc. "Contribution to the Study of Transfer Processes from the Surface to the Deep Ocean in the Mediterranean Sea using in situ Measurements." Perpignan, 2013. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01148986.
Full textGermain, Claire. "Les sucres marqueurs de transferts de matière : application d'une nouvelle méthode chromatographique à l'étude de la marge nord-occidentale méditerranéenne." Perpignan, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989PERP0141.
Full textEljammal, Tamim. "Nature et distribution des hydrocarbures et des acides gras dans des sédiments marins oxydes et réduits." Aix-Marseille 3, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989AIX30034.
Full textStriby, Laurent. "Biogéochimie de la matière organique dans deux écosystèmes marins : Cas d'une structure physique unidimensionnelle verticale (mer Ligure) et d'une structure physique frontale (front Alméria-Oran) : Variations spatio-temporelles de la fraction lipidique à petite échelle." Aix-Marseille 2, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2000AIX22057.
Full textHamad, Najwa. "La circulation de surface dans le bassin oriental de la Méditerranée d'après les observations satellitaires infrarouge." Aix-Marseille 2, 2003. http://www.theses.fr/2003AIX22029.
Full textRenaud, Florent. "Accumulation, distribution, transformation et élimination par certains organismes marins côtiers d'un agent tensioactif anionique : le sulfonate d'alkylbenzene linéaire (LAS)." La Rochelle, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008LAROS228.
Full textLAS (Linear alkylbenzene Sulfonate) represent the group of synthetic surfactants that is most wide spread in detergent formulation and is used in most household (cleaning?) products. With more than one million tonnes produced annually, surfactants are largely disposed of in waste water and have been discharged into the aquatic environment with effluent for over 40 years. The fate of LAS in the marine environment is not well understood and the risk for organisms is thought to be negligible. Before drawing a contamination map of Mediterranean coasts by using existing biomonitoring programs, it is necessary to understand how marine species deal with LAS. This focus of this thesis is on characterising LAS bioaccumulation and elimination kinetics under controlled laboratory conditions, for organisms representative of the North-Occidental Mediterranean coast. Tested species come from different trophic levels: 5 species of microalgae, the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the sea bream Sparus aurata. Results show LAS accumulation in all organisms exposed to natural concentration observed in the environment (< 10 µg l-1). Accumulation varies according to biotic (weight or physiological stat of organisms) and abiotic (temperature or exposure concentration). LAS are accumulated heterogeneously in organs and mainly in visceral mass or gall bladder. Whatever the contamination pathway (food or waterborne exposure) elimination from the body is fast when animals are placed in normal conditions
Claudet, Joachim. "Aires marines protégées et récifs artificiels : méthodes d'évaluation, protocoles expérimentaux et indicateurs." Perpignan, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006PERP0736.
Full textMarine Protected Areas’ (MPAs) and Artificial Reef’s (ARs) management requires complex assessment and monitoring programmes, dealing with different sources of variability. We studied and developed experimental designs and analysis methods suited for the establishment of a monitoring of MPAs and ARs. This methodology is developed from existing data sets in the Northwestern Mediterranean. We build multi-criteria indicators allowing a statistically testable diagnosis of the impact of MPAs and ARs on reef fish assemblages. Using ecological performance indicators permits to monitor and to give an image of the assessed system to managers. It was possible to show the global response of the fish assemblages to the protection by a MPA. This response was evidenced by increases in abundance, species richness or diversity, gradually through space, time and among various taxonomic groups or fish individual sizes. Large fishes reacted faster to protection and shallow habitats were more sensitive to the existence of a MPA. Our results can be useful for the implementation of new MPAs or for the immersions of ARs and for the development of their management plans. Key-words : Marines Protected Areas, Artificial Reefs, Impact Assessment, Temperate Fish, Indicators, Multivariate, Habitat, Monitoring, Statistical Power, Northwestern Mediterranean, Management
Sánchez-Pérez, Elvia Denisse. "Rôle des mécanismes biotiques et abiotiques dans la dynamique de la matière organique dissoute dans les écosystèmes marins pélagiques (Méditerranée Nord Occidentale)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 6, 2015. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2015PA066474.pdf.
Full textChromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) is a major fraction of dissolved organic matter (DOM). CDOM absorbs light over a broad range of ultraviolet (UV-R) and visible wavelengths. A small fraction of CDOM can emit fluorescence when excited by ultraviolet radiation; so called fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM). CDOM plays a key role in regulating light penetration into the ocean, absorbing high-energy electromagnetic spectrum (visible and ultraviolet light) waves. On one hand, it protects aquatic organisms of potential photo-damage; in the other hand it induces a negative effect by reducing light for photosynthesis. The optical properties of the CDOM are sensitive to biological (biotic) and physical (abiotic) processes and for this reason the colored matter can provide valuable information about the biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments. CDOM monitoring in Mediterranean coastal areas has shown different temporal trends, which go from weak to strong seasonality. Interestedly, these temporal trends were uncoupled with those of the total dissolved organic carbon. In temperate areas, episodic meteorological events can induce much more abrupt changes in the littoral than in the open sea, where changes tend to be more gradual along the year. In addition, the input of nutrients and pollutants in coastal areas is strongly influenced by the anthropogenic activity on land, and those inputs do not necessarily follow seasonal trends. In the present study, weekly and monthly samplings were performed to investigate the temporal variability in SOLA and MOLA stations, respectively. The fluctuation of different fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was evaluated from February 2013 to April 2014 and referred to long time-frame databases of SOLA and MOLA stations. Inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll shown the classical seasonal patterns, with a winter period characterized by an enrichment of surface waters favoring the spring bloom, followed by a calm period that allows the summer stratification and the depletion of nutrients in the photic zone. The stratification extended until autumn winds and low temperatures eroded the thermocline. In contrast, colored DOM fractions did not follow a clear temporal trend. Interestingly, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exhibited the highest variability in summer, when the rest of parameters showed minimum variations. To explain this mismatch we proposed a sequence of abiotic and biotic phenomena driving the DOC dynamics. In the suggested conceptual frame, DOC dynamics depended strongly on episodic meteorological events (winds, rains, etc.) along the year, except in summer, where the biological factors were more relevant. In order to better understand the influence of biological factors, we examined the temporal trends of phytoplankton composition in relation to those of the different colored DOM fractions. We found that both phytoplankton and CDOM were strongly influenced by abiotic factors such as the intrusions of fresh waters, the vertical mixing due to convection and the light exposure. However we did not find a correlation between any of the CDOM fractions and any of phytoplankton groups. In addition, we use the dust deposition database of ADEPT project (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona) to investigate the potential role of atmospheric deposition in the CDOM temporal variability, and also performed two dust addition experiments with natural plankton communities collected in the Catalan coast
André, Gaël. "Échanges côte-large à moyenne échelle au niveau de la pente continentale du Golfe du Lion : processus et modélisation." Toulon, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007TOUL0018.
Full textDynamics of water mass exchanges between the Gulf of Lions (GoL) and the open sea are driven by several physical processes, which influence circulation at several spacio-temporal scales. This study, based on a realistic modelling during two years, aims to bring a better knowledge of circulation and hydrodynamics processes occurring in the NW Mediterranean Sea and in the GoL. Firstly, the NW Mediterranean Basin circulation modelled during the year 2001 is compared with Sea Surface Temperature (SST) satellite measurements (AVHRR) and with the MEDATLAS climatology. These comparisons show a good agreement concerning surface patterns and seasonal variability of the large scale circulation. At lower scale, several processes influence circulation over the shelf and the GoL's continental slope. These processes are studied by comparing model results to SST and chlorophyll satellite measurements. Secondly, an improved modelling configuration had been used with in-situ measurements collected during the ECOLOPHY experiment (June - December 2005) to investigate the mesoscale variability generated on the onshore Northern Current (NC) front. The one-year time series of ADCP current measurements revealed that mesoscale activity strengthens during winter due to seasonal variability of the NC and to local wind effect. Current fluctuations evidenced by meanders and eddies, are attributed to baroclinic and barotropic instability processes. Finally, modelling test cases show that wind forcing and bathymetry influence the generation of these instabilities
Constant, Mel. "Source, transfert et devenir des microplastiques (MPs) en mer Méditerranée Nord-Occidentale." Thesis, Perpignan, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PERP0057/document.
Full textAnthropogenic litter, particularly plastic litter and their fragments (microplastics or “MPs”; < 5 mm) represent a highly pervasive and persistent global threat to marine ecosystems, as they can be ingested by a wide range of marine species. As a landlocked sea with a high population density, the Mediterranean Sea is highly exposed to marine litter pollution. This thesis aims tounderstand the origin and the future of marine MPs thanks to a holistic approach from terrestrial sources to marine sinks. This strategy was applied at the regional scale of the Gulf of Lion (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea) on all coastal compartments. MPs were observed in every studied matrices (water, sediment, atmospheric fallout) with a high variability within and betweenthe different compartments. No significant qualitative trend seems to occur during the transfer of MPs between compartments and fibers were the most abundant shape found in samples. MP concentrations changed at a short spatial and temporal scale (< 1 hour and < 1 kilometer), overlaying other variabilities (i.e. seasonal or between sites). If no obvious relationship betweenexternal forcing (e.g. precipitations, river flow rates, winds) and MP concentrations was observed, rainfall events seemed to have an important impact on the amount of MPs transferred into the sea. Extrapolating our results to the whole Gulf of Lion watersheds, 30 ± 20 tons of MPs would settle on urban areas and 7 ± 10 tons would be supplied by rivers into the Mediterranean Sea every year. The extrapolation of MP quantities within marine environments seems to indicate that the sea surface and beaches are only transitory compartments (<1 ton) whereas sea floor and water column couldbe more impacted (up to 350 tons for marine sediment). New data on water column and marine sediments are needed to confirm this hypothesis, but those results suggest that both latter compartments could be major sinks for marine MPs
Taillandier, Vincent. "Contrôle des conditions aux frontières ouvertes d'un modèle de circulation côtière avec une méthode variationnelle d'assimilation de données : application au Golfe du Lion." Phd thesis, Toulon, 2004. http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00002365.
Full textAngue, Minto'o Charlie Morelle. "Enregistrements sédimentaires des changements climatiques et environnementaux pendant le quaternaire terminal sur la marge est-Corse." Perpignan, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PERP1242.
Full textSituated in the northern part of Tyrrhenian sea (western Mediterranean), the East-Corsica margin is a small confined basin with a wide variety of sedimentary environments which are the focus of several studies. In order to reconstruct changes linked to paleo-climatic-oceanographic-environmental variations, in this margin, a multi-proxy analysis was made on late Quaternary sediments. This multi-proxy approach associates variation of benthic foraminifer and ostracod assemblages to oxygen and carbon isotopes, and to sedimentological data such as sortable silt and magnetic susceptibility. As a result, it has been shown that in the East-Corsica basin: 1/ the sedimentary transport is closely linked to climatic oscillations with a strong activation during cold intervals; 2/ the Levantine intermediate water circulation was intensified during Greenland stadials and Heinrich events. This leads to a bottom ventilation increase during these colds phases; 3/ bottom conditions were characterized by an establishment of eutrophic conditions during the sapropel deposition periods of eastern Mediterranean
Sánchez-Pérez, Elvia Denisse. "Rôle des mécanismes biotiques et abiotiques dans la dynamique de la matière organique dissoute dans les écosystèmes marins pélagiques (Méditerranée Nord Occidentale)." Thesis, Paris 6, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA066474/document.
Full textChromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) is a major fraction of dissolved organic matter (DOM). CDOM absorbs light over a broad range of ultraviolet (UV-R) and visible wavelengths. A small fraction of CDOM can emit fluorescence when excited by ultraviolet radiation; so called fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM). CDOM plays a key role in regulating light penetration into the ocean, absorbing high-energy electromagnetic spectrum (visible and ultraviolet light) waves. On one hand, it protects aquatic organisms of potential photo-damage; in the other hand it induces a negative effect by reducing light for photosynthesis. The optical properties of the CDOM are sensitive to biological (biotic) and physical (abiotic) processes and for this reason the colored matter can provide valuable information about the biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments. CDOM monitoring in Mediterranean coastal areas has shown different temporal trends, which go from weak to strong seasonality. Interestedly, these temporal trends were uncoupled with those of the total dissolved organic carbon. In temperate areas, episodic meteorological events can induce much more abrupt changes in the littoral than in the open sea, where changes tend to be more gradual along the year. In addition, the input of nutrients and pollutants in coastal areas is strongly influenced by the anthropogenic activity on land, and those inputs do not necessarily follow seasonal trends. In the present study, weekly and monthly samplings were performed to investigate the temporal variability in SOLA and MOLA stations, respectively. The fluctuation of different fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was evaluated from February 2013 to April 2014 and referred to long time-frame databases of SOLA and MOLA stations. Inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll shown the classical seasonal patterns, with a winter period characterized by an enrichment of surface waters favoring the spring bloom, followed by a calm period that allows the summer stratification and the depletion of nutrients in the photic zone. The stratification extended until autumn winds and low temperatures eroded the thermocline. In contrast, colored DOM fractions did not follow a clear temporal trend. Interestingly, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exhibited the highest variability in summer, when the rest of parameters showed minimum variations. To explain this mismatch we proposed a sequence of abiotic and biotic phenomena driving the DOC dynamics. In the suggested conceptual frame, DOC dynamics depended strongly on episodic meteorological events (winds, rains, etc.) along the year, except in summer, where the biological factors were more relevant. In order to better understand the influence of biological factors, we examined the temporal trends of phytoplankton composition in relation to those of the different colored DOM fractions. We found that both phytoplankton and CDOM were strongly influenced by abiotic factors such as the intrusions of fresh waters, the vertical mixing due to convection and the light exposure. However we did not find a correlation between any of the CDOM fractions and any of phytoplankton groups. In addition, we use the dust deposition database of ADEPT project (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona) to investigate the potential role of atmospheric deposition in the CDOM temporal variability, and also performed two dust addition experiments with natural plankton communities collected in the Catalan coast
Declerck, Amandine. "Approche numérique et expérimentale pour une meilleure description physique des processus de subméso-échelle : Application à la mer Méditerranée nord-occidentale." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Toulon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOUL0014.
Full textThe main objective of this work is to improve our knowledge on the impact of the Northern Current (NC)mesoscale activity off the Var coast on its downstream flow and on the links between this boundary current andthe coastal dynamics, particularly in a semi-enclosed bay and shallow: the bay of Hyères. To do so, twonumerical realistic configurations at high-resolution were used. Based on the NEMO code and nested withAGRIF, the first one covers the French Mediterranean coasts at 1,2 km and the second one covers the Varcoasts with a spatial resolution of 400 m.Simulations comparisons with ocean observations (HF radar, ADCP, glider, satellite SST) confirm therealism of the configurations, and show the contribution of a 400 m spatial resolution on the simulateddynamics in the bay but also on the NC and its downstream flow.Finally, a parametrization study on the horizontal advection terms and vertical mixing provide an improvementof the impact of a downscaling in the studied area, and particularly for the simulated dynamics in the semienclosedbay
Miramontes, García Elda. "Glissements sous-marins en mer Tyrrhénienne septentrionale et relations avec les dépôts contouritiques et turditiques : morphologie, stratigraphie, géotechnique et modélisation." Thesis, Brest, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BRES0083/document.
Full textThe Corsica Trough is an asymmetric confined basin located between the Corsica Island and the Tuscan Ar-chipelago, with the western flank dominated by turbiditic and hemipelagic processes and the eastern flank by mass transport and contouritic processes. The present PhD project aims to develop our understanding of the mechanisms that control the formation of submarine landslides within muddy contourites (sediment deposits related to bottom currents) during the Plio-Quaternary. The broad data set available for this PhD project includes: multibeam bathymetry, seismic reflection data, sediment cores, in situ geotechnical measurements, current ADCP measurements and results of a hydrodynamic model.The contourites of the Corsica Trough are mainly composed of mud with sandy layers formed by enhanced bottom currents during periods of sea level fall. The contourite drifts grow slowly during sea level high-stands and rapidly during sea level low-stands due to the high sediment availability provided by an active turbidite sys¬tem. Bottom currents control the seafloor morphology and generate plastered drifts on the slope. This is a con¬vex-shaped contourite with steep slope gradients in the lower part limited by a moat (incision created by bottom currents). The Pianosa Slump was initiated in this lower part of the plastered drift. The occurrence of continuous erosive processes during cold periods could undercut the slope and trigger submarine landslides. Another predis¬posing factor for slope instability identified is the presence of a potential weak layer with a post-peak strain soften¬ing behaviour (strength loss with increasing strain). This particular property is caused by the presence of zeolites (product of the alteration of volcanic rocks). This layer originated the basal failure surface of the Pianosa Slump.In summary, the two main factors predispose the formation of submarine landslides in the Pianosa Ridge are: the morphology of the plastered drift with steep slopes in the lower part and a potential weak layer composed of zeolitic muddy sediment. The main triggering factor seems to be undercutting by bottom currents
Stabholz, Marion. "Impact of dense water formations on the particulate organic matter dynamics : application to the gulf of Lion margin." Perpignan, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PERP1245.
Full textBen, Lamine Emna. "Méthodes et indicateurs de suivi de la pêche et des peuplements de poissons dans les Aires Marines Protégées en Tunisie." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AZUR4097/document.
Full textScientific monitoring is the key to reliable information in Tunisian future MPAs, where management plans are being established. This crucial step comes with the need to choose appropriate methods, metrics and indicators for monitoring parameter that are important to assess MPAs effectivness. Therefore, the purpose of this manuscript is to select, adapt, test and propose fish assemblage and fishing monitoring methods and indicators in order to propose a monitoring strategy for four Tunisian future MPAs (locations). Selection of methods and indicators from literature was made according to their feasibility, cost-effectiveness and suitability with future MPAs objectives. Therefore, data on fish assemblage and fishing activities were collected using five methods: (1) Transects with variable width (TVW); (2) Fish Assemblage Sampling Technique (FAST); (3) Questionnaires and landing catch monitoring; (4) Experimental fishing; (5) photo-surveillance method. Results shows some highlights that were considered for proposing the monitoring strategy: (1) the usefulness of adopting appropriate sampling models, BACI ("Before After Control Impact"), using standard TVW, to test hypotheses related to the effectiveness of the future MPAs, (2) the relatively low values of biomass in all studied locations in comparison with other Mediterranean MPAs (3) the high potential of citizen science for fish monitoring in Tunisia using easy-to-use FAST method, after testing its coherence with standard TVW method, (4) a high percentage of illegal fishing practice (recreational fishers that commercialize their catch), in the studied locations, (5) the competition of recreational and illegal fishing with commercial-small scale (CSS) one, on vulnerable and high economic value species, and (6) low biomasses, carnivores proportions, large fish proportion in catch of CSS using experimental fishing method. Therefore, the proposed strategy for fish and fishing monitoring for Tunisian future MPAs is based on the collaboration between scientists, stakeholders (fishermen, recreational divers) and managers, which can be useful to implement high compliance and MPAs acceptance levels, especially when it comes to creating a future MPAs network
Declerck, Amandine. "Approche numérique et expérimentale pour une meilleure description physique des processus de subméso-échelle : Application à la mer Méditerranée nord-occidentale." Thesis, Toulon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOUL0014/document.
Full textThe main objective of this work is to improve our knowledge on the impact of the Northern Current (NC)mesoscale activity off the Var coast on its downstream flow and on the links between this boundary current andthe coastal dynamics, particularly in a semi-enclosed bay and shallow: the bay of Hyères. To do so, twonumerical realistic configurations at high-resolution were used. Based on the NEMO code and nested withAGRIF, the first one covers the French Mediterranean coasts at 1,2 km and the second one covers the Varcoasts with a spatial resolution of 400 m.Simulations comparisons with ocean observations (HF radar, ADCP, glider, satellite SST) confirm therealism of the configurations, and show the contribution of a 400 m spatial resolution on the simulateddynamics in the bay but also on the NC and its downstream flow.Finally, a parametrization study on the horizontal advection terms and vertical mixing provide an improvementof the impact of a downscaling in the studied area, and particularly for the simulated dynamics in the semienclosedbay
Hemming, Michael. "Implementation of novel sensors on underwater gliders." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SORUS612.
Full textAround a quarter of global anthropogenic carbon emissions have been absorbed by the ocean. Underwater gliders have been identified as important tools for gathering information related to climate change and ocean acidification processes. The REP14 - MED experiment involved the deployment of eleven gliders in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea; one of these had an experimental ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) sensor attached. A comparison between pH observed by the glider and ship during the deployment indicated problems with the sensor accuracy and stability. Sunlight caused an apparent sensor pH decrease of up to 0.1 close to the surface around local noon. The pH corrected for drift, temperature, and pressure is presented with other ocean variables measured by the glider. The timing of the phytoplankton spring bloom in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea varies year-on-year. A glider with an ISFET pH sensor was deployed close to the BOUSSOLE mooring site. This deployment offered a second opportunity to test the ISFET sensor with improvements. Similarly to during the REP14 - MED experiment, ISFET pH measurements were corrected for drift, temperature and pressure effects. Measurements at the BOUSSOLE mooring indicated that the spring bloom started around March 19. Mean net community production (N) rates were estimated from the glider dissolved oxygen concentrations, as well as glider and buoy dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations derived using other parameters. N ranged between -82 ± 317 mmol m−2 d−1 and 460 ± 870 mmol m−2 d−1. Horizontal spatial scales of variability highlight physical and biogeochemical processes, and are useful for designing ocean observing systems. Spatial scales of variability were estimated from semivariograms using glider measurements. Spatial scales of variability were mostly small at depths affected by biology, and large at depths affected by large-scale processes, such as weather, although this was not true in every case. Some direction dependency was found, which may be related to ocean currents, or the density of glider meridional measurements
Boisset, Catherine. "Sismique monotrace informatisée, prospection marine par petit fond." Paris 6, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986PA066356.
Full textKounta, Diop Lala. "Le rôle de la dynamique océanique et atmosphérique en Atlantique Nord sur le fonctionnement de l'upwelling ouest-africain." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2019. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2019SORUS649.pdf.
Full textThe southern end of the Canary current system comprises of an original upwelling center that has so far received little attention. This Ph.D. Thesis focuses on the dynamical functioning of the Southern Senegal-Gambia Upwelling Center (SSUC). We are interested in the upwelling circulation and thermohaline structure on the shelf between the coastline and 100-200 km offshore. Our focus is on the upwelling period (November to May). The main originality of the SSUC compared to other upwelling centers stems from its conti-nental shelf that is broad and shallow (20–30 m over tens of kilometers). The normal state of the system comprises the classical upwelling front but also a well-defined inner-shelf front that separates cold upwelled waters from nearshore warmer waters. We investigate its dynamical functioning using analysed satellite images, in situ data and state-of-the- art 3D numerical simulations. Through a fine-scale analysis of the physical conditions of the SSUC, this work poses the basis of an integrated approach to the Senegalese marine environment functioning. A first part of results is based on the careful examinations and analysis of over 1500 satellite images of sea surface temperature scenes contextualized with respect to wind conditions. Analysis confirm the regularity and stability of the SSUC dynamical functioning (as manifested by the recurrence and persistence of particular SST patterns). The analyses also reveal subtle aspects of its upwelling structure : shelf break cooling of surface waters consistent with internal tide breaking/mixing ; complex interplay between local upwelling and the Mauritanian current off the Cape Verde headland ; complexity of the inner-shelf/mid shelf frontal transition. The amplitude of the diurnal cycle suggests that large uncertainties exist in the SSUC heat budget. The studies limitations underscore the need for continuous in situ measurement in the SSUC, particularly of winds. The dynamical functioning of SSUC is also investigated by means of numerical simulations, using the hydrodynamical Regional Ocean Modeling System ROMS (∆x ≈ 2 km). Different simulations have been carried with varying forcings (climatological or synoptic wind ; fine-scale adjustments of heat flux in coastal area ; presence or absence of tides). Numerical solutions show a good agreement with available satellite and in situ observations. These solutions clarify the dynamical functioning of the system especially in terms of circulation, location of cold water upwelling but also fate of upwelled water through a Lagrangian analysis. We show in particular that the northern part of the SSUC is the main upwelling area. Waters that upwelled in this area predominantly come from the southern of the SSUC, through advection by the Mauritanian current. Lagrangian analysis also revealed the dynamics associated with the coastal area of nursery and nuance the conceptual retention scheme previously admitted. The sensitivity of the dynamics of SSUC to atmospheric forcings is modest with nevertheless some modulations of the cross-shore exchanges that may be important to the ecosystem
Mallil, Katia. "Circulation générale et processus de sous-méso échelle dans le bassin Algéro-Provençal de la Méditerranée à partir de données in situ." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023SORUS113.
Full textData from the SOMBA-GE2014 oceanographic cruise, allowed us to highlight the presence of Algerian gyres via current measurements. The temperature and salinity sections obtained across the basin allowed the visualization of the influence of the Algerian gyres on the hydrological distribution. Indeed, young intermediate Levantine waters extend from Saridinian LIW vein towards the interior of the Algerian basin, in the form of patches. LIW and WIW core climatologies covering the period 1960 to 2017 in the Algerian-Provençal basin were produced using the Mediterranean database of temperature and salinity profiles and new detection methods. A westward transport of LIW from the southern vein of Sardinia to the interior of the Algerian basin following the periphery of the Algerian gyres is highlighted by this climatology and confirmed by the cross-correlation of the cooling signal observed during the 1980s. The estimation of trends of LIW and WIW characteristics help to document their evolution. The acceleration of warming observed throughout the basin from 2010 is alarming. Glider observations have supported our conclusions regarding the effectiveness of mesoscale and submesoscale structures for the transport of water masses into the interior of the Algerian basin. Indeed, we observed WIW, LIW, and WMDW parcels within the Algerian Basin with more pronounced characteristics than adjacent waters