The explosive, basaltic Katla eruption in 1918, south Iceland II. Isopach map, ice cap deposition of tephra and layer volume

• Published in: JOKULL
• Main Authors: Gudmundsson, Magnus Tumi, Janebo, Maria, Larsen, Guðrún, Högnadóttir, Thórdís, Thordarson, Thorvaldur, Gudnason, Jonas, Jónsdóttir, Tinna
• Other Authors: Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Joklarannsoknafelag Islands 2021
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Gjóskulög; Kötlugos; Katla; Mýrdalsjökull; Sólheimajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3192; https://doi.org/10.33799/jokull2021.71.021

Due to poor preservation and lack of proximal tephra thickness data, no comprehensive isopach map has existed for the tephra layer from the major eruption of the Katla volcano in 1918. We present such a map obtained by combining existing data on the thickness of the 1918 tephra in soil profiles with...