The timing and widespread effects of the Holocene Deception Island caldera collapse

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Antoniades, Dermot, Giralt Romeu, Santiago, Geyer Traver, Adelina, Álvarez Valero, Antoni M., Pla Rabés, Sergi, Granados, Ignacio, Liu, Emma J., Toro Velasco, Manuel, Smellie, John L., Oliva Franganillo, Marc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
• Subjects: Antàrtida; Erupcions volcàniques; Canvi climàtic; Sediments lacustres; Geocronologia; Antarctica; Volcanic eruptions; Climatic change; Lake sediments; Geochronology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Deception Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/129379

The caldera collapse of Deception Island Volcano, Antarctica, was comparable in scale to some of the largest eruptions on Earth over the last several millennia. Despite its magnitude and potential for far-reaching environmental effects, the age of this event has never been established, with estimate...