Refining the climate, glacier, and volcanic history of Iceland during the Holocene

• Main Author: Harning, David
• Other Authors: Áslaug Geirsdóttir, Jarðvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Iceland; Holocene; Paleoclimate; Glaciers; Lakes; Marine; Tephra; Organic geochemistry; Nýlífsöld; Veðurfarsbreytingar; Fornveðurfræði; Jöklar; Stöðuvötn; Hafið; Gjóska; Jarðfræði; Jarðefnafræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Drangajökull; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1047

Iceland’s position at the confluence of major oceanic and atmospheric fronts results in a highly sensitive climate evident in both instrumental and paleo records. However, open questions still remain regarding the pre-instrumental evolution of climate, glacier, and volcanic activity at this hemisphe...