LEG 184 PRELIMINARY REPORT

SOUTH CHINA SEA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Scientific Report

• Abstract
  
• Introduction
  
• Tectonic Framework of the South China Sea
  
• Evolution of Asian Monsoonal Climates
  
• Sediments of the South China Sea
  
• Paleoceanography of the South China Sea
  
• Scientific Objectives
  
• Drilling Strategy
  
• Scientific Measurements Strategy
  
• Site Summaries:
  
  • Site 1143
    
  • Site 1144
    
  • Site 1145
    
  • Site 1146
    
  • Sites 1147 and 1148
    
• Synthesis:
  
  • Lithostratigraphic and Sedimentological Overview
    
  • Environmental History of the South China Sea
    
  • Geothermal Gradients: Tectonics and Hydrocarbon
    
  • Interstitial Waters: Silica and Sulfate
    
• Conclusions
  
• References
  
• Table 1: Operational Summary
  
• Figure Captions
  

Operations Synopsis

• Port Call and Transit to Site 1143
  
• Site Summaries:
  
  • Site 1143
    
  • Site Survey
    
  • Site 1144
    
  • Site 1145
    
  • Site 1146
    
  • Site 1147
    
  • Site 1148

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