Geochemistry, dispersal, volumes and chronology of Holocene silicic tephra layers from the Katla volcanic system, Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Larsen, Gudrún, Newton, Anthony J., Dugmore, Andrew J., Vilmundardóttir, Elsa G.
• Other Authors: Leverhulme Trust, Natural Environment Research Council (UK), National Science Foundation (USA), National Geographic Society, RANNÍS (Iceland)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Eldgjá; Katla; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.587; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.587; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.587

Abstract At least 12 silicic tephra layers (SILK tephras) erupted between ca. 6600 and ca. 1675 yr BP from the Katla volcanic system, have been identified in southern Iceland. In addition to providing significant new knowledge on the Holocene volcanism of the Katla system which typically produces ba...