Tuesday, December 20, 2011

WHOI: Duck altimeter testing

Recently our lab traveled to the Field Research Facility in Duck, NC to test new altimeters. This was without a doubt the most strenuous field work I've ever done; the weather refused to cooperate and our lab decided to dive in some non preferable sea-states. Even with the handicap we managed to complete all our deployments and get some crucial data for one of PV Lab's grad students. 

Exhibit A


This was one of our better days working on some nearshore Paros


An example of instruments in the surf zone


Taking a break before going back to dive. Also enjoying the absence of the 13inches of hair I donated in October.


Getting rallied up before our final recovery!


Which looked like this for the whole 2 hours....


There's always something special about holidays in the field. Here we celebrate Halloween with our dollar store costumes :)