Ships
R/V Roger Revelle   Owned by the U.S Navy and operated under the Office of Naval Research the Revelle will be on the of the primary vessels on this cruise.  It is operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
R/V New Horizon   Operated by the  Scripps Institution of Oceanography like the Revelle, the New Horizon will be conducting net sampling in close coordination with the Revelle.
F/V Frosti  A commercial fishing vessel that will be conducting net sampling in the study area.

Fixed Instruments
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler  The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler is an instrument for measurement of water currents and vessel speed.

Towed Instruments
SeaSoar SeaSoar is a towed undulating vehicle capable of carrying a variety of physical and biological  sensors.
HTI  HTI is an echosounder that emits sound waves into the water column and listens for sound which has reflected (echo) off particles in the water.

Nets
Plankton Net  A variety of nets will be used to sample plankton in the study area.

Drifters and Buoys
TSRB  The Tethered Spectral Radiometer Buoy is an optical instrument used to measure downwelling irradiance.

Satellites
Argos  Argos is a satellite-based location and data collection system dedicated to monitoring and protecting the environment.