Priority:
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Alternate for proposed Site NT3-01B
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Position:
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33°23.05′N, 136°36.46′E
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Water depth (m):
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2000
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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1400 m sediment
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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1400; approved by CDEX and TAMU safety panels based on EPSP Jan 2007 recommendation
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Survey coverage:
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CDEX 2006 3-D MCS; extensive survey data outlined in Proposal 603A-Full2 (www.iodp.org/nantroseize-downloads):
- Track map (Fig. AF30)
- 3-D InLine 2645 (Fig. AF31, AF32)
- 3-D CrossLine 6980 (Fig. AF33)
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Objective (see text for full details):
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Total history of the splay fault system is depicted by integrating the results from proposed Site NT3-01 as a reference for this site.
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Drilling, coring, and downhole measurement program:
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See NT3-01B
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Anticipated lithology:
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0–1039 mbsf: slope basin sediments; rapidly deposited sand/silts/clays
~420 mbsf: bottom-simulating reflector
1039–1400 mbsf: older accreted prism
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