Holocene tephrostratigraphy in Vestfirðir, NW Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Gudmundsdóttir, Esther Ruth, Schomacker, Anders, Brynjólfsson, Skafti, Ingólfsson, Ólafur, Larsen, Nicolaj K.
• Other Authors: Carlsberg Foundation, University of Iceland Research Fund, EU FP7 Marie Curie actions, Arctic Studies Cooperation Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Dagverðardalur; Katla; Reykjarfjörður; Snæfellsjökull; Veiðivötn; Vestfirðir; Hekla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3063; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.3063; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.3063

ABSTRACT We present a tephra stratigraphical and tephrochronological record from eight lakes in Vestfirðir, NW Iceland. About 50 tephra units have been identified, representing nearly 30 eruptive events originating from five volcanic systems: Hekla, Katla, Snæfellsjökull, Grímsvötn and Veiðivötn‐Bár...