Ice record of a 13th century explosive volcanic eruption in northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Narcisi, Biancamaria, Proposito, Marco, Frezzotti, Massimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mount Rittmann; Pleiades; Rittmann; Ross Sea; Talos Dome; The Pleiades; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102001000268; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102001000268

A volcanic event, represented by both coarse ash and a prominent sulphate peak, has been detected at a depth of 85.82 m in a 90 m ice core drilled at Talos Dome, northern Victoria Land. Accurate dating of the core, based on counting annual sulphate and nitrate fluctuations and on comparison with rec...