Objectives: The objectives of MAT-13A are to:
1.Augment Neogene upper slope chronostratigraphy acquired as a result of Leg 150 drilling.
2.Sample the expanded and complete Pleistocene section presumed to compose the Hudson Apron, at a point of physical continuity seaward of coeval clinoforms beneath the outer shelf.
3.Calibrate the age and facies of middle Miocene (e.g., m1, m4) and Pleistocene
sequence stratigraphic horizons identified to the south beneath the upper slope in the
vicinity of Leg 150 sites (Mountain, Miller, Blum et al., 1994).
Drilling Program: Single APC/XCB to refusal, then RCB (after installation of FFF) to TD.
Logging and Downhole Operations: Triple-Combo, FMS-Sonic, Logging While Drilling**, VSP.**
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Sands, silts, and clays; occasional debris flows.
**if not run at MAT-8B/-9B
