| Priority: |
Alternate |
| Position: |
18°55.3193′N, 85°45.8676′E |
| Water depth (m): |
1826 |
| Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
206 |
| Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
206 |
| Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines trace355 and line2148 (site map Fig. F1C, seismic lines Fig. AF10, 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 206 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 |
