Posts by David Levin
Field Notes: Success!
R/V Catapult as seen from its dinghy. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Back at it the following day, the deep water was…
Read MoreField Notes: Adapting to Rough Seas
After yesterday’s pre-dawn test of Mesobot’s radiometer, Bermuda’s seas were just rough enough to prevent a deep water deployment the…
Read MoreField Notes: Hunting an Isolume
Captain David Ullman preps Catapult for a 2:30am departure. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Today, the team set out well before sunrise,…
Read MoreField Notes: Catching Light
Research Technician Fredrick Marin attaches a highly-sensitive radiometer to Mesobot. Credit: Jennifer Berglund Since Mesobot arrived in Bermuda, it’s been…
Read MoreField Notes: Witnessing Twilight
In a rare moment of calm, Evan Kovacs takes a breath to admire dusk from Catapult’s helm. Red lighting is…
Read MoreField Notes: An Unexpected Guest
The intruding whale. (Photo: David Ullman) The first rule of field work: always expect the unexpected. But while it’s second…
Read MoreField Notes: The Light Fantastic
Sunlight filters through the seawater above as As Mesobot descends to the twilight zone. Credit: Evan Kovacs Now that Mesobot…
Read MoreField Notes: Mesobot’s First Open-Ocean Dive in Bermuda
It’s official: Mesobot dipped into the open waters off Bermuda for the first time, kicking off a month of shore-based…
Read MoreField Notes: Mesobot’s Problems Solved
After a long day on the water, the OTZ engineering team has worked out a number of puzzling bugs in…
Read MoreField Notes: Testing Mesobot in Seawater
Dispatches from Bermuda By Tuesday, March 10, OTZ engineers had Mesobot working properly on land, which meant it was time…
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