March 1998
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Scientific Prospectus No. 81
First Printing 1998
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This publication was prepared by the Ocean Drilling Program,
Texas A&MUniversity, as an account of work performed under
the international Ocean Drilling Program, which is managed by
Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., under contract with the
National Science Foundation. Funding for the program is provided
by the following agencies:
Australia/Canada/Chinese
Taipei/Korea Consortium for Ocean Drilling
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Federal Republic of Germany)
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
(France)
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo (Japan)
National Science Foundation (United States)
Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)
European Science Foundation Consortium for the Ocean Drilling
Program (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Italy, The
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and
Turkey)
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the participating agencies, Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., Texas A&MUniversity, or Texas A&MResearch Foundation.
This Scientific Prospectus is based on pre-cruise JOIDES panel discussions and scientific input from the designated Co-Chief Scientists on behalf of the drilling proponents. The operational plans within reflect JOIDES Planning Committee and thematic panel priorities. During the course of the cruise, actual site operations may indicate to the Co-Chief Scientists and the Operations Manager that it would be scientifically or operationally advantageous to amend the plan detailed in this prospectus. It should be understood that any proposed changes to the plan presented here are contingent upon approval of the Director of the Ocean Drilling Program in consultation with the Science and Operations Committees (successors to the Planning Committee) and the Pollution Prevention and Safety Panel.
Technical Editor: Karen K. Graber