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Scientific Prospectus No. 84
First Printing 1998
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This publication was prepared by the Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, 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, and Switzerland)
People's Republic of China
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&M University, or Texas A&M Research Foundation.
This
Scientific Prospectus is based on precruise 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 (PPSP).
Technical Editor: Karen K. Graber