Posts by David Levin
Field 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…
Read MoreField Notes: A Tour of Mesobot’s Guts
Dispatches from Bermuda Getting Mesobot ready for a dip in the water is no easy feat. Designed to follow a…
Read MoreField Notes: A Frustrating Wait
Dispatches from Bermuda The OTZ engineering team—all of whom spent two weeks in quarantine in Bermuda—has been working tirelessly to…
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