Priority: |
Primary |
Position: |
18°59.8153′N, 85°37.2941′E |
Water depth (m): |
1178 |
Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
184 |
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
184 |
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines L2200-2400-Tr2707-T0-2500 and L2348-Tr2350-3400-T0-2600 (site map Fig. F1C, seismic lines Fig. AF8, bathymetric map Fig F1D) |
Objective(s): |
1. High-resolution reconstruction of oceanic monsoonal paleoclimate in the Bay of Bengal during the Pleistocene.
2. High-resolution reconstruction of oceanic circulation at intermediate depths in the Bay of Bengal during the Pleistocene. |
Drilling program: |
Holes A, B, C: APC core to refusal/XCB core to 184 mbsf |
Logging program and downhole measurements program: |
Hole A: APCT-3 temperature measurements and FlexIT orientation
Holes B, C: FlexIT orientation |
Nature of rock anticipated: |
Biogenic clays and oozes, clays subordinate |