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Patrick Raimbault is affiliated with the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Oceanography, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research themes encompass several important topics within marine and environmental sciences. These include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Raimbault has contributed to multiple research papers published in a variety of scientific journals. Some selected recent publications include:

  • "Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Environmental drivers of under-ice phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean" (2020) in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Green Edge ice camp campaigns: understanding the processes controlling the under-ice Arctic phytoplankton spring bloom" (2020) in Earth System Science Data
  • "Temporal variability of the carbonate system and air-sea CO2 exchanges in a Mediterranean human-impacted coastal site" (2020) in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Contrasting pelagic ecosystem functioning in eastern and western Baffin Bay revealed by trophic network modeling" (2020) in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Their publications frequently appear in a few key venues, including:

  • Earth system science data
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include Nicole Garcia, Pierre-Luc Grondin, Joséphine Ras, Hervé Claustre, and Fabien Joux. These partnerships reflect ongoing collaborative efforts within the oceanographic and environmental research community.

Best Publications

  • Database of diazotrophs in global ocean: abundance, biomass and nitrogen fixation rates

    Y. W. Luo;S. C. Doney;L. A. Anderson;Mar Benavides

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

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

  • Primary production, carbon export and nutrients availability in western and eastern Mediterranean Sea in early summer 1996 (MINOS cruise)

    T. Moutin;Patrick Raimbault

  • Does competition for nanomolar phosphate supply explain the predominance of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus

    Thierry Moutin;Tron F. Thingstad;Dominique Marie

  • Distribution of inorganic and organic nutrients in the South Pacific Ocean − evidence for long-term accumulation of organic matter in nitrogen-depleted waters

    Patrick Raimbault;N. Garcia;F. Cerutti

  • Phosphate availability and the ultimate control of new nitrogen input by nitrogen fixation in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Thierry Moutin;David M. Karl;Solange Duhamel;P. Rimmelin

  • Interaction of dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012

    X. Durrieu de Madron;L. Houpert;P. Puig;A. Sanchez-Vidal

  • improvement of the wet-oxidation procedure for simultaneous determination of particulate organic nitrogen and phosphorus collected on filters

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  • Size structure of phytoplankton biomass in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean

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  • Nutrient limitation of primary productivity in the Southeast Pacific (BIOSOPE cruise)

    S. Bonnet;C. Guieu;F. Bruyant;O. Prášil

  • Feasibility of using an automated colorimetric procedure for the determination of seawater nitrate in the 0 to 100 nm range examples from field and culture

    P. Raimbault;G. Slawyk;B. Coste;J. Fry

  • Biological and geochemical signatures associated with the water circulation through the Strait of Gibraltar and in the western Alboran Sea

    Hans Joachim Minas;Bernard Coste;Pierre Le Corre;Monique Minas

  • Evidence for efficient regenerated production and dinitrogen fixation in nitrogen-deficient waters of the South Pacific Ocean: impact on new and export production estimates

    Patrick Raimbault;Nicole Garcia

  • Carbon and nitrogen uptake and export in the equatorial Pacific at 150°W: Evidence of an efficient regenerated production cycle

    Patrick Raimbault;Gerd Slawyk;Benyahia Boudjellal;Christine Coatanoan

  • A preliminary methods comparison for measurement of dissolved organic nitrogen in seawater

    Jonathan H Sharp;Kathrine R Rinker;Karen B Savidge;Jeffrey Abell

  • Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Seasonal and interannual variability of mixing and deep water masses for the 2007-2013 Period

    Loic Houpert;X. Durrieu De Madron;Pierre Testor;A. Bosse

  • Physical-biological coupling in the Algerian Basin (SW Mediterranean): Influence of mesoscale instabilities on the biomass and production of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton

    Xosé Anxelu G Morán;Isabelle Taupier-Letage;Evaristo Vázquez-Domı́nguez;Simón Ruiz

  • Wet-oxidation and automated colorimetry for simultaneous determination of organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus dissolved in seawater

    Patrick Raimbault;Wilfried Pouvesle;Frédéric Diaz;Nicole Garcia

  • 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

  • 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

  • Biological response to mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin

    I. Taupier-Letage;I. Puillat;C. Millot;P. Raimbault

  • The input of nutrients by the Rhône river into the Mediterranean Sea: recent observations and comparison with earlier data

    T. Moutin;P. Raimbault;H. L. Golterman;B. Coste

  • Early spring phosphorus limitation of primary productivity in a NW Mediterranean coastal zone (Gulf of Lions)

    Frédéric Diaz;Patrick Raimbault;Benyahia Boudjellal;Nicole Garcia

  • Simultaneous determination of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus collected on filters, using a semi-automatic wet-oxidation method

    Patrick Raimbault;Frederic Diaz;W Pouvesle;B Boudjellal

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
Pascal Conan
Pascal Conan Sorbonne University
Laurent Coppola
Laurent Coppola Sorbonne University
Fabrizio D'Ortenzio
Fabrizio D'Ortenzio Université Paris Cité
Thierry Moutin
Thierry Moutin Aix-Marseille University
Pierre Testor
Pierre Testor Sorbonne University
Marcel Babin
Marcel Babin Université Laval
Mireille Pujo-Pay
Mireille Pujo-Pay Sorbonne University
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Richard Sempéré
Richard Sempéré Aix-Marseille University

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