Priority: 1
Position: 32°47.041'N, 76°17.178'W
Water Depth: 1790 m
Sediment Thickness: 1000 m
Approved Maximum Penetration: 200 m
Seismic Coverage: CH6-92 line 41, CH07-90, Farnella 87 line 8, KNR 140 3.5kHz
Objectives: The objectives of CS-2 are to:
1. Monitor the core of upper NADW in Pleistocene time
2. Test models of continental slope sedimentation
3. Provide a high-resolution section for paleomagnetic study
4. Provide a section for studying geochemical processes related to gas hydrate formation and dissociation
Drilling Program:
Triple APC to 125 m; fourth APC to ~50 m for pore-water geochemistry and high-resolution paleoceanography
Logging and Downhole: None anticipated
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Marly silt
To Site CS-3B
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