| Priority: |
Alternate |
| Position: |
10°23.4368′N, 93°16.6901′E |
| Water depth (m): |
2625 |
| Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
471 |
| Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
471 |
| Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines AN-01-26A and AN-01-25A (site map Fig. F1B, seismic lines Fig. AF5) |
| 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: APC core to refusal/XCB core to 471 mbsf |
| Logging program and downhole measurements program: |
Hole A: APCT-3 temperature measurements and FlexIT orientation
Hole B: FlexIT orientation, wireline logging using the triple combo and FMS-sonic |
| Nature of rock anticipated: |
Nannofossil and foraminifer oozes, volcanic ashes |
