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In the Field

Field Notes: NOAA Ship Bigelow sets sail

By ehugus | August 4, 2022

Science personnel untangle the ropes that make up the MOCNESS tow net aboard the R/V Henry B. Bigelow. (Photo by…

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The Mysterious “False Bottom” of the Twilight Zone

By David Levin | April 26, 2022

The USS Jasper (PYc-13) as it appeared in 1945—just a few years after scientists discovered the first evidence of the…

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Efficiency and Ease at Sea

By David Levin | November 9, 2021

WHOI research assistant Erin Frates processes a batch of samples in the Wet Lab after a Mesobot dive on September…

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Exploring the Twilight Zone with Mesobot

By David Levin | October 21, 2021

During a seven-day expedition on the E/V Nautilus in August 2021, OTZ team members tested the capabilities of the autonomous…

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Field Notes: Success!

By David Levin | March 20, 2021

R/V Catapult as seen from its dinghy. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Back at it the following day, the deep water was…

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Field Notes: Adapting to Rough Seas

By David Levin | March 19, 2021

After yesterday’s pre-dawn test of Mesobot’s radiometer, Bermuda’s seas were just rough enough to prevent a deep water deployment the…

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Field Notes: Hunting an Isolume

By David Levin | March 18, 2021

Captain David Ullman preps Catapult for a 2:30am departure. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Today, the team set out well before sunrise,…

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Field Notes: Catching Light

By David Levin | March 17, 2021

Research Technician Fredrick Marin attaches a highly-sensitive radiometer to Mesobot. Credit: Jennifer Berglund Since Mesobot arrived in Bermuda, it’s been…

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Field Notes: Witnessing Twilight

By David Levin | March 16, 2021

In a rare moment of calm, Evan Kovacs takes a breath to admire dusk from Catapult’s helm. Red lighting is…

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Field Notes: An Unexpected Guest

By David Levin | March 15, 2021

The intruding whale. (Photo: David Ullman) The first rule of field work: always expect the unexpected.  But while it’s second…

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