Priority: |
Primary |
Position: |
10°38.0307′N, 93°00.0036′E |
Water depth (m): |
1091 |
Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
422 |
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
422 |
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines AN-01-26A and AN-99-17A (site map Fig. F1B, seismic lines Fig. AF3) |
Objective(s): |
1. High-resolution reconstruction of oceanic monsoonal paleoclimate and runoff from the Irrawaddy/Salween drainage basins since the Miocene, eastern Bay of Bengal.
2. High-resolution reconstruction of oceanic circulation at intermediate depths in the Andaman Sea since the Miocene. |
Drilling program: |
Holes A, B, C: APC core to refusal/XCB core to 422 mbsf |
Logging program and downhole measurements program: |
Hole A: APCT-3 temperature measurements and FlexIT orientation
Hole B: FlexIT orientation
Hole C: FlexIT orientation |
Nature of rock anticipated: |
Nannofossil and foraminifer oozes, volcanic ashes |