Priority: |
Alternate |
Position: |
10°43.4686′N, 93°5.3300′E |
Water depth (m): |
1480 |
Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
603 |
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
603 |
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines AN-01-32A and AN-99-15A (site map Fig. F1B, seismic lines Fig. AF6) |
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 603 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 |