Shedding Light on the Sea: Andre Morel's Legacy to Optical Oceanography

David Antoine (1) , Marcel Babin (2) , Jean-Francois Berthon , Annick Bricaud (1) , Bernard Gentili (1) , Hubert Loisel (3) , Stephane Maritorena , Dariusz Stramski (4)

1 LOV - Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche
2 Takuvik Joint International Laboratory ULAVAL-CNRS
3 LOG - Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187
4 Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Andre Morel (1933-2012) was a prominent pioneer of modern optical oceanography, enabling significant advances in this field. Through his forward thinking and research over more than 40 years, he made key contributions that this field needed to grow and to reach its current status. This article first summarizes his career and then successively covers different aspects of optical oceanography where he made significant contributions, from fundamental work on optical properties of water and particles to global oceanographic applications using satellite ocean color observations. At the end, we share our views on Andre's legacy to our research field and scientific community.

Mots clés: marine optics; bio-optics; ocean color remote sensing; ocean optical properties; primary production

Domaines: Océanographie

David Antoine, Marcel Babin, Jean-Francois Berthon, Annick Bricaud, Bernard Gentili, et al.. Shedding Light on the Sea: Andre Morel's Legacy to Optical Oceanography. Carlson, CA and Giovannoni, SJ. Annual Review of Marine Science, 6, pp.1-21, 2014, Annual Review of Marine Science, 978-0-8243-4506-8. ⟨10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135135⟩. ⟨hal-03502784⟩