Holocene tephra horizons at Klocka Bog, west-central Sweden: aspects of reproducibility in subarctic peat deposits

This paper presents one of the most extensive Holocene tephra records found to date in Scandinavia. Microtephra horizons originating from Icelandic eruptions were recorded in two ca. 2 m thick peat profiles at Klocka Bog in west-central Sweden. Five of the microtephra horizons were geochemically cor...

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Published in:Journal of Quaternary Science
Main Authors: Bergman, Jonas, Wastegard, S, Hammarlund, Dan, Wohlifarth, B, Roberts, SJ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2004
Subjects:
Geology
Klocka Bog
holocene
tephra
tephrochronology
Sweden
Askja
Iceland
Subarctic
Online Access:https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/279316
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.833
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Summary:This paper presents one of the most extensive Holocene tephra records found to date in Scandinavia. Microtephra horizons originating from Icelandic eruptions were recorded in two ca. 2 m thick peat profiles at Klocka Bog in west-central Sweden. Five of the microtephra horizons were geochemically correlated to the Askja-1875, Hekla-3, Kebister, Hekla-4 and Lairg A tephras respectively. Radiocarbon-based dating of these tephras broadly agree with previously published ages from Iceland, Sweden, Germany and the British Isles. The identification of the Lairg A tephra demonstrates a more widespread distribution than previously thought, extending the usefulness of Icelandic Holocene tephrochronology further north into west-central Scandinavia. Long-lasting snow cover and seasonal wind distribution in the lower stratosphere are suggested as factors that may be responsible for fragmentary tephra deposition patterns in peat deposits of subarctic Scandinavia.

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