  The main scientific goal of the ICANOE detector is the one of elucidating in
a comprehensive way the pattern of neutrino masses and mixings, following the
SuperKamiokande results and the observed solar neutrinos deficit. To achieve
these goals, the experimental method is based upon the complementary and
simultaneous detection of CERN beam (CNGS) and cosmic ray (CR) events. For the
currently allowed values of the SuperKamiokande results, both CNGS and cosmic
ray data will give independent measurements and provide a precise determination
of the oscillation parameters.
