IODP

doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.328.2010

Site summary

Proposed Site CAS-01CORK

Priority: Primary
Position: 48°41.9964′N, 126°52.3302′W
Water Depth (m): 1315
Target drilling depth (mbsf): New borehole; penetration ~315 mbsf
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): Pending approval
Survey coverage: Lines 89-08, XL-03 XL-04, IL 33, 35, 37 (Track map Fig. F1B, Seismic profiles Fig. F3)
Objective
(see text for full details):
Install long-term borehole observatory (pressure, tilt, temperature, broadband seismology)
Drilling, coring, and downhole measurement program: Install new long-term borehole observatory
Anticipated lithology: Sediment