Royal penguins paths are linked to the large-scale circulation variations around Antarctica.

Saral/AltiKa helps to monitor and measure sea ice coverage which influences global warming through insulation of ocean from atmosphere.

Swot, with its large-swath, will be able to reproduce the most of extreme storm surges in the English Channel

An El Niño is developing. It should stay till 2016 with a moderate to strong intensity. Western Pacific SLAs are close to 1997.

In the Mediterranean Sea, you're never far from a coast. Dedicated research datasets enable to get closer to the coasts.

Altimetry, especially drifting satellites (Jason-1, Cryosat) enable to measure the seafloor gravity

Indonesia is a key area for the global ocean circulation, with vital interest in satellite ocean monitoring.

The MYCTO campaign, East of Kerguelen Islands shows that the physical environment has a role in the distribution of small fishes, food for penguins.

Altimetry combined with others techniques enables to reconstruct the whole ocean in 3 dimensions.