Evaluation of Sentinel-2/MSI Atmospheric Correction Algorithms over Two Contrasted French Coastal Waters by Quang-Tu Bui, Cédric Jamet, Vincent Vantrepotte, Xavier Mériaux, Arnaud Cauvin, Mohamed Abdelillah Mograne

“…For the purpose of assessing this processing, seven atmospheric correction algorithms have been compared over two French coastal regions (English Channel and French Guiana): Image correction for atmospheric effects (iCOR), Atmospheric correction for OLI ‘lite’ (ACOLITE), Case 2 Regional Coast Colour (C2RCC), Sentinel 2 Correction (Sen2Cor), Polynomial-based algorithm applied to MERIS (Polymer), the standard NASA atmospheric correction (NASA-AC) and the Ocean Color Simultaneous Marine and Aerosol Retrieval Tool (OC-SMART). …”
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The Coastal Surveillance Through Observation of Ocean Color (COASTℓOOC) dataset by P. Massicotte, M. Babin, M. Babin, F. Fell, V. Fournier-Sicre, V. Fournier-Sicre, D. Doxaran

“…A total of 379 stations were visited along the coasts of the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=61</span>), the Adriatic Sea (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=39</span>), the Baltic Sea (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=57</span>), the North Sea (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=99</span>), the English Channel (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=85</span>), and the Atlantic Ocean (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i>=38</span>). …”
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Evaluating the impact of atmospheric forcing and air–sea coupling on near-coastal regional ocean prediction by H. W. Lewis, J. Siddorn, J. M. Castillo Sanchez, J. Petch, J. M. Edwards, T. Smyth

“…The analysis is focused on a month-long simulation experiment for July 2014 and evaluation of simulated sea surface temperature (SST) in a shallow near-coastal region to the south-west of the UK (Celtic Sea and western English Channel). Observations of the ocean and atmosphere are used to evaluate model results, with a particular focus on the L4 ocean buoy from the Western Channel Observatory as a rare example of co-located data above and below the sea surface.…”
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Carbon dynamics and CO₂ air-sea exchanges in the eutrophied coastal waters of the Southern Bight of the North Sea: a modelling study by N. Gypens, C. Lancelot, A. V. Borges

“…For this application, the model was implemented in a simplified three-box representation of the hydrodynamics with the open ocean boundary box &lsquo;Western English Channel&rsquo; (WCH) and the &lsquo;French Coastal Zone&rsquo; (FCZ) and &lsquo;Belgian Coastal Zone&rsquo; (BCZ) boxes receiving carbon and nutrients from the rivers Seine and Scheldt, respectively. …”
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Composition and Patterns of Taxa Assemblages in the Western Channel Assessed by 18S Sequencing, Microscopy and Flow Cytometry by Rowena Stern, Kathryn Picard, Jessica Clarke, Charlotte E. Walker, Claudia Martins, Clare Marshall, Ana Amorim, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, Claire Widdicombe, Glen Tarran, Martin Edwards

“…This study assesses the value that genetic methods bring to microscopic and flow cytometry monitoring methods in the Western (English) Channel. An 18S high throughput sequencing (HTS) diversity survey of plankton taxa was performed on samples collected from an automated Water and Microplankton Sampler (WaMS) deployed on the Continuous Plankton Recorder platform (CPR) from 2011–2012. …”
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Dynamics of Fucus serratus thallus photosynthesis and community primary production during emersion across seasons: canopy dampening and biochemical acclimation by Migné, Aline, Duong, Gwendoline, Menu, Dominique, Davoult, Dominique, Gévaert, François

“…The brown alga Fucus serratus forms dense stands on the sheltered low intertidal rocky shores of the Northeast Atlantic coast. In the southern English Channel, these stands have proved to be highly productive, particularly during emersion periods. …”
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A Lab-On-Chip Phosphate Analyzer for Long-term In Situ Monitoring at Fixed Observatories: Optimization and Performance Evaluation in Estuarine and Oligotrophic Coastal Waters by Maxime M. Grand, Geraldine S. Clinton-Bailey, Alexander D. Beaton, Allison M. Schaap, Thomas H. Johengen, Mario N. Tamburri, Douglas P. Connelly, Matthew C. Mowlem, Eric P. Achterberg, Eric P. Achterberg

“…We show the impact of storms on phosphate concentrations in Southampton Water is modulated by the spring-neap tidal cycle and that the 10-fold decline in phosphate concentrations observed during the later stages of the deployment was consistent with the timing of a spring phytoplankton bloom in the English Channel. Under controlled laboratory conditions in a 250 L tank, the sensor demonstrated an accuracy and precision better than 10% irrespective of the salinity (0–30), turbidity (0–100 NTU), colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) concentration (0–10 mg/L), and temperature (5–20°C) of the water (0.3–13 μM phosphate) being analyzed. …”
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Parasitic Eukaryotes in a Meso-Eutrophic Coastal System with Marked Phaeocystis globosa Blooms by Urania Christaki, Savvas Genitsaris, Savvas Genitsaris, Sébastien Monchy, Luen L. Li, Sara Rachik, Elsa Breton, Télesphore Sime-Ngando

“…This study explored the potential interactions and relations of the putative Symbiotic/Decomposer/Parasitic community (SymbDec) with other taxa and predominant environmental parameters in the eastern English Channel (EEC) over a 2.5 years period (32 sampling dates). …”
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Genomic survey of edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic: A baseline for sustainable management of its wild resources by Manuel Vera, Francesco Maroso, Sophie B. Wilmes, Miguel Hermida, Andrés Blanco, Carlos Fernández, Emily Groves, Shelagh K. Malham, Carmen Bouza, The Cockle’s Consortium, Peter E. Robins, Paulino Martínez

“…The northern group was divided into the Irish/Celtic Seas and the English Channel/North Sea, while the southern group was divided into three subgroups. …”
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Data on elemental concentrations in marine sediments from the South and South West of England by Jonathan Richir, Simon Bray, Tom McAleese, Gordon J. Watson

“…Data are relevant to diverse end-users to assess the local and regional contaminant loads and to contextualize anthropogenic threats to benthic systems in multiple locations from the French/English Channel, southern North and Celtic Seas.…”
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Orcokinin B-like Neuropeptides in the Cuttlefish (<em>Sepia officinalis</em>) by Maxime Endress, Céline Zatylny-Gaudin, Jérôme Leprince, Benjamin Lefranc, Erwan Corre, Gildas Le Corguillé, Benoît Bernay, Alexandre Leduc, Jimmy Rangama, Liza Mouret, Anne-Gaëlle Lafont, Arnaud Bondon, Joël Henry

“…The cuttlefish (<i>Sepia officinalis</i>) is a Cephalopod mollusk that lives in the English Channel and breeds in coastal spawning grounds in spring. …”
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Coccolithophores on the north-west European shelf: calcification rates and environmental controls by A. J. Poulton, M. C. Stinchcombe, E. P. Achterberg, D. C. E. Bakker, C. Dumousseaud, H. E. Lawson, G. A. Lee, S. Richier, D. J. Suggett, J. R. Young

“…High CP and coccolithophore abundance occurred in a diatom bloom in fully mixed waters off Heligoland, but not in two distinct coccolithophore blooms in the central North Sea and Western English Channel. Coccolithophore abundance and CP showed no correlation with nutrient concentrations or ratios, while significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01) correlations between CP, cell-specific calcification (cell-CF) and irradiance in the water column highlighted how light availability exerts a strong control on pelagic CP. …”
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Response of the sea surface temperature to heatwaves during the France 2022 meteorological summer by T. Guinaldo, A. Voldoire, R. Waldman, S. Saux Picart, H. Roquet

“…Moreover, we observe that the incident solar radiation has a significant effect only on the Bay of Biscay (BB) and the English Channel (EC) areas. Our study findings are consistent with previous research and demonstrate the vulnerability of the Mediterranean Sea to the increasing frequency of extreme weather events resulting from climate change. …”
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Role of ammonia in European air quality with changing land and ship emissions between 1990 and 2030 by S. Aksoyoglu, J. Jiang, G. Ciarelli, U. Baltensperger, A. S. H. Prévôt

“…The scenario simulations suggest that if ship emissions will be regulated more strictly in the future, SIA formation will decrease especially around the Benelux area, North Sea, Baltic Sea, English Channel and the Mediterranean region, leaving more ammonia in the gas phase, which would lead to an increase in dry deposition. …”
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The Distribution of <i>Pseudodiaptomus marinus</i> in European and Neighbouring Waters—A Rolling Review by Marco Uttieri, Olga Anadoli, Elisa Banchi, Marco Battuello, Şengül Beşiktepe, Ylenia Carotenuto, Sónia Cotrim Marques, Alessandra de Olazabal, Iole Di Capua, Kirsten Engell-Sørensen, Alenka Goruppi, Tamar Guy-Haim, Marijana Hure, Polyxeni Kourkoutmani, Davor Lučić, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi, Evangelia Michaloudi, Arseniy R. Morov, Tuba Terbıyık Kurt, Valentina Tirelli, Jessica Vannini, Ximena Velasquez, Olja Vidjak, Marianne Wootton

“…In this contribution, we provide an update on the distribution of <i>P. marinus</i> in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, along the Atlantic coasts of Europe, in the English Channel and in the southern North Sea. Starting from a previous distribution overview, we include here original and recently (2019–2023) published data to show the novel introduction of this species in different geographical areas, and its secondary spreading in already colonised regions. …”
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Biogeographic distribution of three phylotypes (T1, T2 and T6) of <i>Ammonia</i> (foraminifera, Rhizaria) around Great Britain: new insights from combined molecular and morphologic... by J. Richirt, M. Schweizer, A. Mouret, S. Quinchard, S. A. Saad, V. M. P. Bouchet, C. M. Wade, F. J. Jorissen

“…T6 in the western part of the English Channel may be explained by the general surface current circulation pattern, which impedes further expansion. …”
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Cardinal Buoys: An Opportunity for the Study of Air-Sea CO2 Fluxes in Coastal Ecosystems by Jean-Philippe Gac, Pierre Marrec, Thierry Cariou, Christophe Guillerm, Éric Macé, Marc Vernet, Yann Bozec

“…From 2015 to 2019 we installed high-frequency (HF) sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, fluorescence, dissolved oxygen (DO) and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) sensors on a cardinal buoy of opportunity (ASTAN) at a coastal site in the southern Western English Channel (sWEC) highly influenced by tidal cycles. …”
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Drivers of seabird distribution and foraging movements by Phillips, JA

“…Chapter 2 combines 5 years of vessel-based surveys of post-breeding Balearic Shearwaters in the western English Channel and southern Celtic Sea with simultaneously collected bio-acoustics data of fish abundances and remote-sensed environmental data. …”

Seasonality of ship emission related atmospheric pollution over coastal and open waters of the North Sea by László Bencs, Benjamin Horemans, Anna Jolanta Buczyńska, Felix Deutsch, Bart Degraeuwe, Martine Van Poppel, René Van Grieken

“…The seasonal changes of a large set of atmospheric pollutants (i.e., gases, water-soluble aerosols, metallic/elemental components and black carbon (BC) content) have been studied over the southern bight of the North Sea (the Belgian Continental Shelf) and the English Channel during several marine sampling campaigns, carried out in 2010–2011. …”
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Speciation of ¹²⁷I and ¹²⁹I in atmospheric aerosols at Risø, Denmark: insight into sources of iodine isotopes and their species transformations by L. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Hou, X. Hou, S. Xu

“…The high ¹²⁹I concentrations of the marine aerosols are attributed to secondary emission of marine discharged ¹²⁹I in the contaminated seawater in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, Kattegat, etc., rather than direct gaseous release from the European nuclear reprocessing plants (NRPs). …”
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