| Priority: |
Primary |
| Position: |
19°5.0100′N, 85°44.0923′E |
| Water depth (m): |
1425 |
| Target drilling depth (mbsf): |
184 |
| Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): |
184 |
| Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): |
Lines L1500-1900-Tr2774-T0-2800 and L1737-Tr2400-3400-T0-2800 (site map Fig. F1C, seismic lines Fig. AF7, 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 clay and oozes; clays subordinate |
