Objectives: Recover a Cenozoic sequence that will be used to reconstruct long-term changes in
1. surface-water parameters, and the evolution of the Subtropical Front (STF) and its response to
southern-high latitude climate variability;
2. paleoproductivity north of the PFZ;
3. the mixing ratio between lower upper CPDW and upper NADW and the evolution of these
water masses through time; and
4. the paleodepth history of the Agulhas Ridge.
Drilling Program: Single APC to 200 m, XCB to 400 m, RCB to 700 m
Logging and Downhole: Triple Combo, GHMT, and FMS logs
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Nannofossil-foraminiferal ooze, chalk, limestone