Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years
International audience The climate in Iceland was drier and warmer during the Holocene thermal maximum than it is today and it has been suggested that ice caps disappeared entirely. Katla, a volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in southern Iceland, has erupted rather steadily throughout the...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00338717v1 2023-05-15T13:29:29+02:00 Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years Oladottir, Bergrun Thordarson, T. Sigmarsson, Olgeir Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC) Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) University of Iceland Reykjavik 2007 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717/file/div-class-title-survival-of-the-myrdalsjokull-ice-cap-through-the-holocene-thermal-maximum-evidence-from-sulphur-contents-in-katla-tephra-layers-iceland-from-the-last-8400-years-div.pdf https://doi.org/10.3189/172756407782282516 en eng HAL CCSD International Glaciological Society info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3189/172756407782282516 hal-00338717 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717/file/div-class-title-survival-of-the-myrdalsjokull-ice-cap-through-the-holocene-thermal-maximum-evidence-from-sulphur-contents-in-katla-tephra-layers-iceland-from-the-last-8400-years-div.pdf doi:10.3189/172756407782282516 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0260-3055 Annals of Glaciology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00338717 Annals of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 2007, 45 (1), pp.183-188. ⟨10.3189/172756407782282516⟩ [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2007 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.3189/172756407782282516 2021-10-23T23:43:32Z International audience The climate in Iceland was drier and warmer during the Holocene thermal maximum than it is today and it has been suggested that ice caps disappeared entirely. Katla, a volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in southern Iceland, has erupted rather steadily throughout the Holocene. Preand post-eruption sulphur concentrations in its products have been determined in previous studies, through melt inclusions trapped in phenocrysts (pre-eruption mean values of 2155 ± 165 ppm) and fully degassed magmatic tephra (post-eruption mean values of 445 ± 130 ppm). The phreatomagmatic tephra has much more variable S contents (550-1775 ppm) and spans the compositional gap between magmatic tephra and melt inclusions. These variable sulphur values are attributed to arresting of degassing as the magma is quenched upon contact with external water in the shallow levels of the volcano conduit. Sulphur in Katla tephra can thus be used to evaluate whether Mýrdalsjökull survived the warm spells of the Holocene. In this study, sulphur concentrations in tephra layers representing the last ∼8400 years of the volcano's eruption history were measured, revealing concentrations in the phreatomagmatic range (600-1600 ppm). Hence, we conclude that over the last ∼8400 years, explosive activity at Katla has been dominated by phreatomagmatic eruptions, implying that the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap has been present throughout the Holocene. Article in Journal/Newspaper Annals of Glaciology Ice cap Iceland Katla Mýrdalsjökull Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Katla ENVELOPE(-19.062,-19.062,63.631,63.631) Mýrdalsjökull ENVELOPE(-19.174,-19.174,63.643,63.643) Annals of Glaciology 45 183 188 |
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[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry Oladottir, Bergrun Thordarson, T. Sigmarsson, Olgeir Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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International audience The climate in Iceland was drier and warmer during the Holocene thermal maximum than it is today and it has been suggested that ice caps disappeared entirely. Katla, a volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in southern Iceland, has erupted rather steadily throughout the Holocene. Preand post-eruption sulphur concentrations in its products have been determined in previous studies, through melt inclusions trapped in phenocrysts (pre-eruption mean values of 2155 ± 165 ppm) and fully degassed magmatic tephra (post-eruption mean values of 445 ± 130 ppm). The phreatomagmatic tephra has much more variable S contents (550-1775 ppm) and spans the compositional gap between magmatic tephra and melt inclusions. These variable sulphur values are attributed to arresting of degassing as the magma is quenched upon contact with external water in the shallow levels of the volcano conduit. Sulphur in Katla tephra can thus be used to evaluate whether Mýrdalsjökull survived the warm spells of the Holocene. In this study, sulphur concentrations in tephra layers representing the last ∼8400 years of the volcano's eruption history were measured, revealing concentrations in the phreatomagmatic range (600-1600 ppm). Hence, we conclude that over the last ∼8400 years, explosive activity at Katla has been dominated by phreatomagmatic eruptions, implying that the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap has been present throughout the Holocene. |
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Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC) Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) University of Iceland Reykjavik |
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Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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Survival of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the Holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in Katla tephra layers (Iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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survival of the mýrdalsjökull ice cap through the holocene thermal maximum: evidence from sulphur contents in katla tephra layers (iceland) from the last ∼8400 years |
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