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Louis Marie Prieur is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific focus on Oceanography and related subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work spans several main topics including Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Superconducting and THz Device Technology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, and Climate Variability and Models.

Recent publications by Prieur include the following papers:

  • Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Biogeochemical Argo: The Test Case of the NAOS Mediterranean Array (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Profiling float observation of thermohaline staircases in the western Mediterranean Sea and impact on nutrient fluxes (2020, Biogeosciences)
  • BGC-Argo Floats Observe Nitrate Injection and Spring Phytoplankton Increase in the Surface Layer of Levantine Sea (Eastern Mediterranean) (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Wind-Forced Submesoscale Symmetric Instability around Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea (2021, Fluids)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Prieur include:

  • Vincent Taillandier
  • Fabrizio D'Ortenzio
  • Emilio Barria
  • A. Beelen
  • M. Béthermin

Prieur's publications commonly appear in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biogeosciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters

The research output demonstrates a consistent engagement with oceanographic data and processes, often utilizing advanced measurement and observation techniques. Their contributions include work on intermediate water warming in the Mediterranean, the use of biogeochemical Argo floats to monitor marine environments, and studies on nutrient fluxes and phytoplankton dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of variations in ocean color1

    Anclré Morel;Louis Prieur

  • Absorption by dissolved organic matter of the sea (yellow substance) in the UV and visible domains1

    Annick Bricaud;Andre Morel;Louis Prieur

  • An optical classification of coastal and oceanic waters based on the specific spectral absorption curves of phytoplankton pigments, dissolved organic matter, and other particulate materials1

    Louis Prieur;Shubha Sathyendranath

  • Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review.

    Laurent Bedoussac;Etienne-Pascal Journet;Etienne-Pascal Journet;Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen;Christophe Naudin

  • A three-component model of ocean colour and its application to remote sensing of phytoplankton pigments in coastal waters

    S. Sathyendranath;L. Prieur;A. Morel

  • Variations in the spectral values of specific absorption of phytoplankton

    Shubha Sathyendranath;Luigi Lazzara;Louis Prieur

  • Optical efficiency factors of some phytoplankters1

    Annick Bricaud;Andre Morel;Louis Prieur

  • Marine ecosystems' responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean

    X. Durrieu de Madron;C. Guieu;R. Sempéré;P. Conan

  • Pea–wheat intercrops in low-input conditions combine high economic performances and low environmental impacts

    Elise Pelzer;Elise Pelzer;Mathieu Bazot;Mathieu Bazot;David Makowski;David Makowski;Guénaëlle Corre-Hellou

  • Daily and seasonal variations in the spatial distribution of zooplankton populations in relation to the physical structure in the Ligurian Sea Front

    J. Boucher;F. Ibanez;L. Prieur

  • Phytoplankton dynamics associated with a geostrophic front: Ecological and biogeochemical implications

    Hervé Claustre;Philippe Kerhervé;Jean Claude Marty;Louis Prieur

  • Integrated survey of elemental stoichiometry (C, N, P) from the western to eastern Mediterranean Sea

    M. Pujo-Pay;Pascal Conan;L. Oriol;V. Cornet-Barthaux

  • Submesoscale physical-biogeochemical coupling across the Ligurian current (northwestern Mediterranean) using a bio-optical glider

    Katarzyna Niewiadomska;HervÉ Claustre;Louis Prieur;Fabrizio d'Ortenzio

  • Aspects of the seasonal and mesoscale variabilities of the Northern Current in the western Mediterranean Sea inferred from the PROLIG-2 and PROS-6 experiments

    C. Sammari;C. Millot;L. Prieur

  • Fronts hydrologiques au large des côtes françaises : Les sites-ateliers de programme Frontal

    A Sournia;Jm Brylinski;S Dallot;P Lecorre

  • One-month study in the open NW Mediterranean Sea (DYNAPROC experiment, May 1995): overview of the hydrobiogeochemical structures and effects of wind events

    Valérie Andersen;Louis Prieur

  • Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea.

    Félix Margirier;Pierre Testor;Emma Heslop;Katia Mallil

  • Le courant Ligure au large de Nice

    J P Bethoux;L Prieur;J H Bong

  • Tracing the transport of colored dissolved organic matter in water masses of the Southern Beaufort Sea: relationship with hydrographic characteristics

    A. Matsuoka;A. Matsuoka;A. Bricaud;R. Benner;J. Para;J. Para

  • “Almofront-1” (April–May 1991): an interdisciplinary study of the Almeria-Oran geostrophic front, SW Mediterranean Sea

    Louis Prieur;Alain Sournia

  • Multiscale Observations of Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea during Winter 2012–2013 Using Multiple Platforms

    Pierre Testor;Anthony Bosse;Loïc Houpert;Félix Margirier

  • Toward a taxon‐specific parameterization of bio‐optical models of primary production: A case study in the North Atlantic

    Hervé Claustre;Marcel Babin;Davy Merien;Joséphine Ras

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Picheral
Marc Picheral Université Paris Cité
Lars Stemmann
Lars Stemmann Sorbonne University
Isabelle Taupier-Letage
Isabelle Taupier-Letage Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
Gabriel Gorsky
Gabriel Gorsky Sorbonne University
Pierre Testor
Pierre Testor Sorbonne University
Fabrizio D'Ortenzio
Fabrizio D'Ortenzio Université Paris Cité
Guy Caniaux
Guy Caniaux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Thierry Moutin
Thierry Moutin Aix-Marseille University
Pascal Conan
Pascal Conan Sorbonne University

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