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Priority:
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Alternate
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Position:
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55°08′N, 09°48′E
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Water depth (m):
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23
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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180
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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186
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Seismic coverage:
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Primary line(s): DA98-05
Crossing line(s): DA98-14B
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Imagery:
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No photography or video available.
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Sampling:
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No marine drilling, Kegnaes-1 ~20 km south of site (deep well; hydrocarbon search). No hydrocarbon shows.
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Objective (see text for details):
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To drill and sample the most complete stratigraphic Baltic Sea Basin sediment section to reconstruct the climate and glacial history of northern Europe during the Last Glacial cycle.
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Drilling Program:
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Up to 3 × APC to refusal, XCB to target depth and up to 5 short cores to capture the upper 0.75 m of the sequence undisturbed.
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Downhole logging program:
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Standard logging suite: neutron-porosity, lithodensity, gamma ray, resistivity, acoustic, and formation image.
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Anticipated lithology:
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Unconsolidated clays and sand; Eemian mud.
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